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9. Assessment of crude glycerol utilization for sustainable development
of biorefineries 195
S. Chozhavendhan, G. Karthiga Devi, B. Bharathiraja,
R. Praveen Kumar and S. Elavazhagan
9.1 Introduction 195
9.2 The market scenario of glycerol 196
9.3 Refining of crude glycerol 197
9.4 Applications 199
9.5 Conclusion 206
References 206
Further reading 212

Part IV Agroindustry waste biorefineries 213

10. Sweet sorghum: a potential resource for bioenergy production 215
Balasubramanian Velmurugan, Madhuri Narra, Darshan M. Rudakiya
and Datta Madamwar
10.1 Introduction 215
10.2 Sweet sorghum 216
10.3 Pretreatment 222
10.4 Biofuel production 228
10.5 Output across the world 234
10.6 Techno-economic aspects 234
10.7 Conclusion 236
References 236

11. Agroresidue-based biorefineries 243
Raveendran Sindhu, Parameswaran Binod, Ashok Pandey and
Edgard Gnansounou
11.1 Introduction 243
11.2 Value-added products from biomass 244
11.3 Lignin valorization 254
11.4 Conclusion and future perspectives 254
Acknowledgment 255
References 255

12. Effective utilization of sugarcane trash for energy production 259
G. Karthiga Devi, K. Vignesh and S. Chozhavendhan
12.1 Introduction 259
12.2 Sugarcane waste as source of biorefineries 261
12.3 Other applications 267
12.4 Techno-economic assessment 268
12.5 Conclusion and future prospectus 268