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Acid-based lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery for bioenergy production: Advantages, application constraints and perspectives

Recently, the production of chemicals and fuels from renewable biomass has become one of the central points of interest with the primary aim of reducing the carbon footprint. In this regard, the use of lignocellulosic biomass for energy production is thought to meet the main criteria of maximizing the available global energy source and minimizing pollutant emissions. However, employing lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy production needs to undergo several processes, of which the biomass pretreatment plays an important role in the yield, productivity, and quality of the products. Among the existing methods applied to lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment, acid- based pretreatment is known to be associated with some advantages such as short operating time and high efficiency. In this review, a thorough analysis of the characteristics of acid-based biomass pretreatment is presented. More importantly, environmental concerns and future challenges of using acid pretreatment methods are discussed in detail with the aim to achieve cleaner and more sustainable bioenergy production. The application of acid to the biomass pretreatment is considered to be an effective process for the biorefineries aiming to optimize the production of desired products while minimizing the by-products.

Lignocellulose biomass ; Biomass pretreatment ; Bioenergy production ; Alternative energy ; Environmental Sustainability

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