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Binod Parameswaran

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Waste to wealth: valorization of food waste for the production of fuels and chemicals

Edgard Gnansounou, Binod Parameswaran

Food waste is becoming a major global concern especially in developing and underdeveloped countries. Vegetable and food waste biomass is continuously generated in huge amounts. Its major impact on the environment is the generation of greenhouse gases. Food ...

Elsevier2020

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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are key molecules for the control of human as well as animal health. Among the PUFAs, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are vital compounds for infant brain development and other immune regulator ...

Wiley2019

Enzymes for second generation biofuels: recent developments and future perspectives

Edgard Gnansounou, Binod Parameswaran

Even though the search for alternative fuels from lignocellulosic biomass started a few decades ago, still it is relatively immature mainly because of few challenges which are yet to be solved for making the process commercially viable. The main challenge ...

2019

Chapter 7 - Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass—Current trends and future perspectives

Edgard Gnansounou, Binod Parameswaran

For the production of bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass, pretreatment is an important step for breaking the chemical bond present in lignocelluloses. Among the different pretreatment strategies, biological pretreatment is found to be a pro ...

Elsevier2019

Agroresidue-based biorefineries

Edgard Gnansounou, Binod Parameswaran

Agroresidues are the waste by-products of agricultural crops and agroindustries. The generation of these waste materials poses disposal issues that lead to environmental and economic concerns. These issues could be addressed by utilizing these waste materi ...

Elsevier2019

Chapter 16: Microbial Production of Flavonoids: Engineering Strategies for Improved Production

Edgard Gnansounou, Binod Parameswaran

Flavonoids are natural plant-derived compounds which have immense applications in pharmaceutical industry and have attracted the attention of both the industry and researchers involved in all fields of biology and medicine. Microbial production systems can ...

Wiley2019

Enzyme guided catalysis of biological reactions and their industrial synthesis is of great interest, accounting for less energy consumption, eco-friendly solutions and high substrate specificity provided by these proteins. The textile industry accounts for ...

Wiley2019

Sorbitol Demineralization by Ion Exchange

Edgard Gnansounou, Binod Parameswaran

Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol commonly known as D-glucitol. It is synthesized from glucose by a reduction reaction altering the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group. The body slowly metabolizes sorbitol, minimizing the possibility of increasing the insulin lev ...

Springer Nature2019

A novel surfactant assisted transition metal pretreatment of chili post harvest residue for the production of bioethanol

Edgard Gnansounou, Binod Parameswaran

Increase in consumption as well as depletion of fossil fuels and environmental concerns about the consequences of burning fossil fuels leads to search for alternative renewable fuels. Lignocellulosic biomasses are plenteous in nature and are rich in cellul ...

International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability2017

A novel sequential pretreatment strategy using biodiesel industry generated waste glycerol assisted transition metal and alkali pretreatment of sugarcane trash were developed for the production of bioethanol. Various process parameters affecting pretreatme ...

Elsevier2016