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Biomass Pre-Extraction as a Versatile Strategy to Improve Biorefinery Feedstock Flexibility, Sugar Yields, and Lignin Purity

Smit, A.T. (author), van Zomeren, A. (author), Dussan Rojas, K.M. (author), Riddell, L.A. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Dijkstra, J.W. (author), Bruijnincx, P.C.A. (author)

Feedstock flexibility is highly advantageous for the viability of (solvent-based) biorefineries but comes with the considerable challenge of having to cope with the varying nature and typically high abundance of nonlignocellulose compounds in the most readily available residual biomass streams. Here, we demonstrate that mild aqueous acetone...

article 2022

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Techno-economic comparative assessment of novel lignin depolymerization routes to bio-based aromatics

Vural Gursel, I. (author), Dijkstra, J.W. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Ramirez, A. (author)

This paper presents a techno-economic assessment of three novel routes for the production of bio-based aromatics from lignin. It aims to provide insights into their feasibility and hotspots at an early stage of development to guide further research and development and to facilitate commercialization. The lignin conversion routes are: (non...

article 2019

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Direct conversion of seaweed to biofuels

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Cobussen - Pool, E.M. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author), va. Hees, G. (author)

public lecture 2018

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Carbohydrates and furans from seaweeds for fuels and chemicals

van Hees, A.G.M. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author), Smit, A.T. (author)

public lecture 2017

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Fabiola, fractionation of biomass using low-temperature acetone

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author), Smit, A.T. (author), Damen, K.J. (author)

Fabiola, fractionation of biomass using low-temperature acetone

public lecture 2017

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Determination of Carbohydrate Composition of Macroalgae

van Egmond, B.F. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author), Cobussen - Pool, E.M. (author)

bookPart 2017

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Effective Fractionation of Lignocellulose Using a Mild Acetone-based Organosolv Process

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author), Smit, A.T. (author), Damen, K.J. (author)

public lecture 2017

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Nutritive value of seaweed species and extracted seaweed in animal diets

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Bikker, P. (author), van Krimpen, M.M. (author), van Wikselaar, P. (author)

conference paper 2017

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Driving on sunshine, converting seaweed to furanic biofuels

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author), Cobussen - Pool, E.M. (author), va. Hees, G. (author)

public lecture 2017

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Effective Fractionation of Lignocellulose Using a Mild Acetone-based Organosolv Process

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Smit, A.T. (author)

Large-scale biorefineries converting lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals, fuels and energy require a cost-effective pretreatment process that effectively fractionates the three main lignocellulose constituents from a wide range of feedstocks. A novel mild organosolv process has been developed using acetone as solvent.

article 2017

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The role of lignin in the densification of torrefied wood in relation to the final product properties

Kiel, J.H.A. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Carbo, M.C. (author), Nanou, P. (author)

Biomass properties can be improved for heat and power applications through combined torrefaction and pelleting. Good pellet quality in terms of durability, density, moisture absorption, ?nes production and heating value paired with a low power consumption in the pellet mill render the densi?cation process of torre?ed materials challenging. The...

article 2017

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The promotional effect of water-soluble extractives on the enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis of pretreated wheat straw.

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Smit, A.T. (author)

Enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis of pretreated wheat straw pulp to glucose is enhanced when the hydrolysis is performed in the presence of an aqueous extract of the feedstock. A relative digestibility increase of around 10% is observed for organosolv, alkaline and dilute acid pretreated wheat straw pulp (enzyme dose 2.5 FPU/g pulp). At lower...

article 2017

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North Sea Weed a chain approach - Physiology of Seaweed

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Kamermans, P. (author), Harmsen, P. (author), van der Werf, A. (author), Wald, J. (author), Troost, T. (author), de Kluijver, A. (author)

conference paper 2016

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New insights into the structure and composition of technical lignins: A comparative characterisation study

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Grisel, R.J.H. (author), Weckhuysen, B.M. (author), Gosselink, R.J.A. (author), Constant, S. (author), Frissen, G.A.E. (author), Wienk, H.L.J. (author), Boelens, R. (author), van Es, D.S. (author), Bruijnincx, P.C.A. (author)

conference paper 2016

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North-Sea-Weed-Chain Sustainable seaweed from the North Sea an exploration of the value chain

Dijkstra, J.W. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author), Groenendijk, F. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)

Seaweed is seen as one of the most promising aquaculture crops of the future, yielding products ranging from human food, animal feed, cosmetics, bioplastics and fuel. The cultivation of seaweed in increasingly busy coastal waters poses many challenges. In this project five applied research institutes, ECN, TNO, WUR-DLO, Marin and Deltares,...

report 2016

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Techno-economic evaluation of a biorefinery for isobutanol and derivatives

Dijkstra, J.W. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), van der Linden, R. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author), Straathof, A.J.J. (author), Bampouli, A. (author), Santos, C. (author), Cornelio da Silva, C. (author), Valentin, E. (author), Perdigão Silva, M. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)

The IsoButanol Platform Rotterdam (IBPR) consortium aims to develop an environmentally benign, economically viable process to produce high-value chemicals and fuel (additives) from sustainable ligno-cellulosic biomass sources via the platform molecule IsoButanol. The objective of the work presented here was to make a conceptual process design...

conference paper 2016

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Development of Seaweed Biorefineries for Fuels and Chemicals

Dijkstra, J.W. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author), Wortel, A.N.G. (author)

conference paper 2016

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Advancements in the organosolv process for bioproducts

van Selow, E.R. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Grisel, R.J.H. (author), van Hal, J.W. (author)

public lecture 2016

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Early stage assessment-selection of most promising lignin depolymerization routes based on a coarse techno-economic evaluation

Dijkstra, J.W. (author), Huijgen, W.J.J. (author)

public lecture 2016

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Biorefinery lignins use as antioxidants: Radical scavenging properties in packaging and food model matrices

Huijgen, W.J.J. (author), Aguié-Béghin, V. (author), Chabbert, B. (author), Maillard, M.-N. (author), Baumberger, S. (author), Di Loreto Campos, N. (author), Domenek, S. (author)

conference paper 2016