Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Management of Rice Straw Waste Biomass for Green Biorefinery

Ranju Kumari Rathour, Mamta Devi, Pushpak Dahiya, Nitish Sharma, Neelam Kaushik, Dolly Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Rama Raju Baadhe, Abhishek Walia, Arvind Kumar Bhatt and Ravi Kant Bhatia ()
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Ranju Kumari Rathour: Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
Mamta Devi: Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
Pushpak Dahiya: Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
Nitish Sharma: Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Sector 81, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
Neelam Kaushik: Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
Dolly Kumari: Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Tindola Lucknow Dewa Road, Barabanki 225003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pradeep Kumar: Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan 173229, Himachal Pradesh, India
Rama Raju Baadhe: Integrated Biorefinery Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Hanamkonda 506004, Telangana, India
Abhishek Walia: Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences, Chaudhary Sarvan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
Arvind Kumar Bhatt: Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India
Ravi Kant Bhatia: Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005, Himachal Pradesh, India

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: Waste rice straw biomass and its burning in open fields have become a serious issue of greenhouse gases emission and air pollution, which has a negative impact on public health and the environment. However, the environmental impact of burning this agro-waste can be mitigated by diverting it towards green biorefinery through the sustainable production of energy, biofuels, organic chemicals, and building blocks for various polymers. This will not only help to reduce the reliance on limited fuels and various chemicals derived from petroleum, but also help in the restoration of the environment in a sustainable manner through its complete utilization. To maximize the inherent conversion potential of rice straw biomass into valuable products, this agriculture waste biomass requires a comprehensive analysis and a techno-economic review for its sustainable management. This review article focuses on the sustainable management of rice straw waste biomass via innovative valorization approaches, as well as the opportunities and challenges encountered in this sector for meeting the demand of current and future green biorefineries.

Keywords: rice straw waste biomass; biofuels; biochemical; green biorefinery; sustainable management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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