The Fungal Biomass Pre-treatment Techniques: Concept, Mechanism, and Application
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Overview of the Topic:
In this section, the researcher will provide an overview of the key factors, which affect the rate of biological degradation of the fungal biomass.
2.2 Pre-treatment of the Fungal Biomass:
Description of the pretreatment methods that can be used to fractionate, solubilize, hydrolyze and separate cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin components.
2.3 Physical treatment methods:
Mechanical comminution Processes
Extrusion
2.4 Physico-Chemical pretreatments
The application of the steam explosion, or the autohydrolysis process
Use of the liquid hot water
Application of the ammonia-based pre-treatments
CO2 explosion
Oxidative pre-treatment
Wet oxidation
Micro-wave pretreatment
2.5 Chemical-pretreatment processes
Acid pretreatment
Alkali pretreatment
OzonolysisOrganosolventsIonic liquids
2.6 Biological Pre-treatments
2.7 Potential of the Fungal Pre-treatment and increase in the overall efficiency of bio-ethanol production from the marine algae
2.8 Cost-Effective Approach of Fungal Pre-treatment and Biomass Recovery
2.9 Economic and Environmental Optimization of Bio-Ethanol Production
2.10 Impact of Increasing Key Parameters such as Sugar Yield, Sterilization Requirements and Pretreatment Time on Techno-Economic Performance of the Fungal Pre-treatment of the Ligno-Cellulossic Biomass
2.11 Conclusion
