%0 Journal Article
%T Hydrodynamic cavitation for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment: a review of recent developments and future perspectives.
%A Bimestre TA
%A Júnior JAM
%A Canettieri EV
%A Tuna CE
%J Bioresour Bioprocess
%V 9
%N 1
%D 2022 Jan 25
%M 38647820
%F 4.983
%R 10.1186/s40643-022-00499-2
%X The hydrodynamic cavitation comes out as a promising route to lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment releasing huge amounts of energy and inducing physical and chemical transformations, which favor lignin-carbohydrate matrix disruption. The hydrodynamic cavitation process combined with other pretreatment processes has shown an attractive alternative with high pretreatment efficiency, low energy consumption, and easy setup for large-scale applications compared to conventional pretreatment methods. This present review includes an overview of this promising technology and a detailed discussion on the process of parameters that affect the phenomena and future perspectives of development of this area.