Bioethanol from Pine Needles: A Critical Review of Feedstock Variability, Conversion Performance and Scale-Up Constraints
Tanvi Bharti, Ranjna Sharma, Sakshi Gautam, Sephali Thakur, Muskaan Khan & Sapna Bhardwaj · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2026
Pine needles are a potential non-food lignocellulosic feedstock, but their conversion to bioethanol requires more than the demonstration of fermentable sugar release. This critical narrative review evaluates the evidence linking needle identity and collection, pretreatment, enzym...
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10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112486