The possibility of producing energy and biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Assistant Prof., Dept., of Paper Science and Engineering, Faculty of Wood and Paper Engineering, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (GUASNR), Iran.

2 Ph.D student of Wood and Cellulosic Products Industries / Cellulose Industries, Faculty of Wood ‎and Paper Engineering, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran

10.22034/jrenew.2025.222200
Abstract
The topic of biorefining as one of the methods of industrial materials processing and effective use of ‎renewable products is well known and has been applied in practice across nearly all countries. The ‎conversion of forest and agricultural biomass is done with different methods of conversion and ‎extraction, and it can provide a good opportunity to revive the pulp and paper industry. On a global scale, ‎the pulp and paper industry has led to the production of significant amounts of wastewater, solid waste, ‎and gaseous waste, and the origin of these wastes are mainly from the pulping, deinking, and wastewater ‎treatment sectors. Biorefining systems can be a key and important method for our biological future, and ‎by replacing fossil fuels, it will provide clean, renewable energy and pure carbon energy (without ‎producing carbon dioxide and releasing it into the atmosphere). The solid biomass in wood waste as well ‎as the biomass of pulping black liquor can be converted to synthetic gas mainly including Co and H2 ‎along with small amounts of methane, CO2 and H2O gases through thermal processes. Furthermore, ‎synthetic gas can be transformed into electricity or liquid fuels and chemicals through the application of ‎mechanical-thermal techniques, including biomass gasification, black liquor gasification, pyrolysis, or ‎biomass liquefaction and carbonization. Biorefinery in pulp and paper mills is very suitable because of ‎their inherent ability to collect and process biomass and produce energy from them.‎

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Volume 12, Issue 2 - Serial Number 24
September 2025
Pages 182-188

  • Receive Date 16 October 2024
  • Revise Date 08 February 2025
  • Accept Date 04 March 2025