Journal
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
Volume 154, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111871
Keywords
Steam explosion; Biomass; Pellets; Densification; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Pyrolysis; Gasification
Funding
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriScience program
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [BJFU-2021ZY28]
- Open Project of Beijing Key Laboratory of Big Data Decision-making for Green Development [DM202101]
- Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group
- China Scholarship Council
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Steam explosion is an effective method for biomass pretreatment, improving biomass properties and benefiting subsequent bioenergy conversion processes. By enhancing the sustainability and processability of biomass, higher yields and better quality final products can be achieved.
The utilization of lignocellulosic biomass to produce fuels and chemicals is an effective way to gradually relieve the global threats of petroleum exhaustion and climate change. However, the recalcitrant nature and complex structure of biomass have become the biggest obstacle for utilization during the bioenergy conversion processes. Steam explosion, a mild and fast treatment process integrating the high-temperature autohydrolysis and structural disruption by explosive decompression, has been proven as an effective, environment-friendly and industrially scalable method for biomass pretreatment, which can significantly improve the fuel properties and processability of the feedstock, for several bioenergy conversion techniques. This article aimed at reviewing the impact of steam explosion pretreatment on the bioenergy conversion processes and product properties. Based on those findings in the literature, a steam explosion step is beneficial to subsequent conversion processes of biomass, including densification, hydrolysis, fermentation, pyrolysis and gasification, by improving biomass properties such as durability, heating value and cellulose accessibility. Improved yields and properties of final products in solid (e.g. pellet fuel, biochar), liquid (e.g. bio-oil, bioethanol, biobutanol) and gaseous (e.g. syngas, biogas) states were also analyzed. Overall, this review provided a historical and comprehensive understanding of how the steam explosion benefits the subsequent bioenergy conversion process and product quality.
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