OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Bioresource Technology is 104. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Bioremediation of heavy metals using microalgae: Recent advances and mechanisms	483
Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass: A review on recent advances	408
A critical review of the production and advanced utilization of biochar via selective pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass	326
Microbial degradation of dyes: An overview	319
Ball milling as a mechanochemical technology for fabrication of novel biochar nanomaterials	298
Techno-economic assessment of various hydrogen production methods – A review	258
Ionic liquid based pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced bioconversion	249
Effects of modification and magnetization of rice straw derived biochar on adsorption of tetracycline from water	241
Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and value-added bioproducts - A critical review	232
Recent advances in the sustainable design and applications of biodegradable polymers	231
A review of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment: Increasing removal with wetlands and reducing environm	230
Lignocellulosic biomass: Acid and alkaline pretreatments and their effects on biomass recalcitrance – Conventional processing and recent advances	229
Valorization of agricultural waste for biogas based circular economy in India: A research outlook	228
Potential utilization of bioproducts from microalgae for the quality enhancement of natural products	226
Recent advances in downstream processing of microalgae lipid recovery for biofuel production	220
Anaerobic co-digestion: Current status and perspectives	213
Effect of Fe–N modification on the properties of biochars and their adsorption behavior on tetracycline removal from aqueous solution	210
Biological remediation technologies for dyes and heavy metals in wastewater treatment: New insight	209
Insight into understanding the performance of deep eutectic solvent pretreatment on improving enzymatic digestibility of bamboo residues	208
Recent advances in catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste for the production of petroleum-like hydrocarbons	207
Lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment by deep eutectic solvents on lignin extraction and saccharification enhancement: A review	200
Recent advances biodegradation and biosorption of organic compounds from wastewater: Microalgae-bacteria consortium - A review	199
Comprehensive assessment of 2G bioethanol production	190
Production and beneficial impact of biochar for environmental application: A comprehensive review	188
Hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic sludge biochar for tetracycline and ciprofloxacin adsorptive removal	185

Key process parameters for deep eutectic solvents pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass materials: A review	183
A review on the production of renewable aviation fuels from the gasification of biomass and residual wastes	177
A review on biosurfactants: properties, applications and current developments	176
Advances in pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy production: Challenges and perspectives	172
Sustainable processing of food waste for production of bio-based products for circular bioeconomy	170
Sustainable wastewater treatment by biochar/layered double hydroxide composites: Progress, challenges, and outlook	165
Application of machine learning methods for the prediction of organic solid waste treatment and recycling processes: A review	165
Removal of methylene blue dye using rice husk, cow dung and sludge biochar: Characterization, application, and kinetic studies	164
Hydroxyapatite modified sludge-based biochar for the adsorption of Cu2+ and Cd2+: Adsorption behavior and mechanisms	162
Sustainable management and recycling of food waste anaerobic digestate: A review	160
Enhanced adsorption of tetracycline by an iron and manganese oxides loaded biochar: Kinetics, mechanism and column adsorption	154
Advances in solid-state fermentation for bioconversion of agricultural wastes to value-added products: Opportunities and challenges	152
Recent developments on solid-state fermentation for production of microbial secondary metabolites: Challenges and solutions	152
Kinetic analysis and pyrolysis behaviour of waste biomass towards its bioenergy potential	150
Critical overview of biomass feedstocks as sustainable substrates for the production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)	150
Sustainability of food waste biorefinery: A review on valorisation pathways, techno-economic constraints, and environmental assessment	149
Renewable hydrogen production by dark-fermentation: Current status, challenges and perspectives	149
Hydrothermal carbonization and Liquefaction: differences, progress, challenges, and opportunities	148
Recent developments in Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production – A review	148
Lignin valorization: Status, challenges and opportunities	148
Recent advances and sustainable development of biofuels production from lignocellulosic biomass	142
A comprehensive overview and recent advances on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production using various organic waste streams	140
Efficiency of bacteria and bacterial assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals: An update	140
Heterogeneous base catalysts: Synthesis and application for biodiesel production – A review	140
Biowaste-to-bioplastic (polyhydroxyalkanoates): Conversion technologies, strategies, challenges, and perspective	138
Recent advances of thermochemical conversion processes for biorefinery	138
Sustainable utilization of crop residues for energy generation: A life cycle assessment (LCA) perspective	137
Pyrolysis of banana leaves biomass: Physico-chemical characterization, thermal decomposition behavior, kinetic and thermodynamic analyses	136
A review on pyrolysis of protein-rich biomass: Nitrogen transformation	136
Hydochar and biochar: Production, physicochemical properties and techno-economic analysis	135
A review on advanced catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and hydrogen-rich feedstock: Insights into synergistic effect, catalyst development and reaction mechanism	133
Effects of Bacillus subtilis on carbon components and microbial functional metabolism during cow manure–straw composting	132
Application of cellulose nanocrystals prepared from agricultural wastes for synthesis of starch-based hydrogel nanocomposites: Efficient and selective nanoadsorbent for removal of cationic dyes from w	128
Critical impacts of pyrolysis conditions and activation methods on application-oriented production of wood waste-derived biochar	128
Recent advances in removal of lignin from paper industry wastewater and its industrial applications – A review	127
Intracellular versus extracellular antibiotic resistance genes in the environment: Prevalence, horizontal transfer, and mitigation strategies	125
Metabolic engineering for increased lipid accumulation in Yarrowia lipolytica – A Review	124
Modification on biochars for applications: A research update	123
Integrated biorefinery processes for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to value added materials: Paving a path towards circular economy	122
Algae biopolymer towards sustainable circular economy	120
Global status of lignocellulosic biorefinery: Challenges and perspectives	120
Current understanding of the inhibition factors and their mechanism of action for the lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis	120
Circular economy practices within energy and waste management sectors of India: A meta-analysis	118
A review of biochar in anaerobic digestion to improve biogas production: Performances, mechanisms and economic assessments	118
Bioprocessing of waste biomass for sustainable product development and minimizing environmental impact	118
Valorization of agro-industrial wastes for biorefinery process and circular bioeconomy: A critical review	117
Green processing and biotechnological potential of grape pomace: Current trends and opportunities for sustainable biorefinery	116
Algal biodiesel production with engineered biochar as a heterogeneous solid acid catalyst	116
Sustainable valorization of sugar industry waste: Status, opportunities, and challenges	116
Thermal pretreatment enhances the degradation and humification of lignocellulose by stimulating thermophilic bacteria during dairy manure composting	115

Sustainable biochar/MgFe2O4 adsorbent for levofloxacin removal: Adsorption performances and mechanisms	115
Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Trends and advances toward biotechnological applications	114
The occurrence and role of Nitrospira in nitrogen removal systems	114
A critical review on production of biopolymers from algae biomass and their applications	113
Waste-derived biochar: Applications and future perspective in microbial fuel cells	113
Pyrolysis of waste biomass and plastics for production of biochar and its use for removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution	113
An abundant porous biochar material derived from wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) with high adsorption performance for three organic dyes	112
Enzymatic conversion of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass: A review on influence of structural changes of lignin	112
Adsorptive removal of tetracycline from aqueous solution by maple leaf-derived biochar	112
A comprehensive review on emerging constructed wetland coupled microbial fuel cell technology: Potential applications and challenges	111
Influence of bamboo biochar on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen loss during poultry manure composting	111
A review targeting veterinary antibiotics removal from livestock manure management systems and future outlook	110
Sustainable livestock wastewater treatment via phytoremediation: Current status and future perspectives	109
Microbial coupling mechanisms of nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands: A review	109
Binding interaction of allethrin with esterase: Bioremediation potential and mechanism	109
A review on nitrogen dynamics and mitigation strategies of food waste digestate composting	109
Impacts of biochar on anaerobic digestion of swine manure: Methanogenesis and antibiotic resistance genes dissemination	109
High-efficiency removal of lead/cadmium from wastewater by MgO modified biochar derived from crofton weed	108
Review on sustainable production of biochar through hydrothermal liquefaction: Physico-chemical properties and applications	108
Liquid hot water as sustainable biomass pretreatment technique for bioenergy production: A review	107
Preparation, characterization and application of activated carbon from corn cob by KOH activation for removal of Hg(II) from aqueous solution	107
Enhanced phosphate scavenging with effective recovery by magnetic porous biochar supported La(OH)3: Kinetics, isotherms, mechanisms and applications for water and real wastewater	107
Progress in waste valorization using advanced pyrolysis techniques for hydrogen and gaseous fuel production	106
A review on global perspectives of sustainable development in bioenergy generation	106
Sustainable production of bio-based chemicals and polymers via integrated biomass refining and bioprocessing in a circular bioeconomy context	106
Evolution of the functionalities and structures of biochar in pyrolysis of poplar in a wide temperature range	106
Adsorption characteristics and the removal mechanism of two novel Fe-Zn composite modified biochar for Cd(II) in water	105
Mechanisms and adsorption capacities of hydrogen peroxide modified ball milled biochar for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions	105
Adsorption of copper (II) in aqueous solution using biochars derived from Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed	105
Pretreatment technologies for anaerobic digestion of lignocelluloses and toxic feedstocks	104
Deeper insights into effect of activated carbon and nano-zero-valent iron addition on acidogenesis and whole anaerobic digestion	104