TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydrodynamic cavitation as a strategy to enhance the efficiency of lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment
AU - Terán Hilares, Ruly
AU - Ramos, Lucas
AU - da Silva, Silvio Silvério
AU - Dragone, Giuliano
AU - Mussatto, Solange I.
AU - dos Santos, Julio César
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) is a process technology with potential for application in different areas including environmental, food processing, and biofuels production. Although HC is an undesirable phenomenon for hydraulic equipment, the net energy released during this process is enough to accelerate certain chemical reactions. The application of cavitation energy to enhance the efficiency of lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment is an interesting strategy proposed for integration in biorefineries for the production of bio-based products. Moreover, the use of an HC-assisted process was demonstrated as an attractive alternative when compared to other conventional pretreatment technologies. This is not only due to high pretreatment efficiency resulting in high enzymatic digestibility of carbohydrate fraction, but also, by its high energy efficiency, simple configuration, and construction of systems, besides the possibility of using on the large scale. This paper gives an overview regarding HC technology and its potential for application on the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. The parameters affecting this process and the perspectives for future developments in this area are also presented and discussed.
AB - Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) is a process technology with potential for application in different areas including environmental, food processing, and biofuels production. Although HC is an undesirable phenomenon for hydraulic equipment, the net energy released during this process is enough to accelerate certain chemical reactions. The application of cavitation energy to enhance the efficiency of lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment is an interesting strategy proposed for integration in biorefineries for the production of bio-based products. Moreover, the use of an HC-assisted process was demonstrated as an attractive alternative when compared to other conventional pretreatment technologies. This is not only due to high pretreatment efficiency resulting in high enzymatic digestibility of carbohydrate fraction, but also, by its high energy efficiency, simple configuration, and construction of systems, besides the possibility of using on the large scale. This paper gives an overview regarding HC technology and its potential for application on the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. The parameters affecting this process and the perspectives for future developments in this area are also presented and discussed.
KW - Hydrodynamic cavitation
KW - Lignocellulosic biomass
KW - Pretreatment
KW - Enzymatic hydrolysis
KW - Biorefinery
KW - Process intensification
U2 - 10.1080/07388551.2017.1369932
DO - 10.1080/07388551.2017.1369932
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29233030
VL - 38
SP - 483
EP - 493
JO - Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
JF - Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
SN - 0738-8551
IS - 4
ER -