Emerging Technologies and Advanced Techniques for Waste Treatment and
Energy Production pp. 145-157
Editors: Prof. Ramasamy Subbaiya
Dr. Sivasubramanian Manikandan (2022)
ISBN: 978-93-94174-07-8
Chapter 10
Renewable Energy Generation through Lignocellulosic Biomass
Moffat Mutebele*, Monde L. Ngenda, Ruth Bweembelo and Boby Samuel
Department of Biological Sciences, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, The Copperbelt University, Riverside, Jambo Drive, PO Box. 21692, Kitwe, Zambia
Abstract
Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB), also known as lignocellulose, is the
most abundant biorenewable material on the earth, produced from atmospheric
CO2 and water using the sunlight energy through the process called photosynthesis.
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant renewable feedstock and is
considerably cheaper than crude oil. It is a complex biopolymer mainly
composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, with other minor components
which mainly includes agricultural residues, energy crops, forestry residues,
and yard trimming. Technologies have been developed to produce various
platform chemicals, such as sugar alcohols, organic acids, furfural, and
5-HMF, from lignocellulosic biomass via biorefining technologies. Lignocellulosic
biomass has traditionally been used as a bulking agent for composting,
and more recently, it has gained increasing popularity as feedstock for
AD due to the demand for renewable and "carbon-neutral" energy.
This chapter discusses lignocellulosic Biomass and its utilization.
Keywords
Lignocellulose, Biomass, Protoplast, Pyrolysis, Cell wall, Biotechnology, Biofuel
Cite this Chapter: Moffat Mutebele, Monde L. Ngenda,
Ruth Bweembelo and Boby Samuel. 2022. Renewable Energy Generation through
Lignocellulosic Biomass. In: R. Subbaiya and S. Manikandan (Eds.), Emerging
Technologies and Advanced Techniques for Waste Treatment and Energy Production.
Excellent Publishers, India. pp. 145-157. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/978-93-94174-07-8_10
