Room: Poster Area
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Time: 16:15 - 17:15 CEST
Session code 5AV.4
Innovation in advanced processes for biofuels production: materials, mechanisms, and performances (part 2)
Valorization of Dehesa Pruning Residues as Feedstocks for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Precursors
Short Introductive summary
Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) derived from lignocellulosic biomass are a key pathway to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation sector. Mediterranean dehesa systems generate significant amounts of underutilized pruning residues, representing a promising feedstock for biorefineries. In this context, this work investigates steam-explosion pretreatment of dehesa pruning residues, focusing on the influence of key process variables—such as particle size reduction, processing temperature, —on the production of fermentable sugar streams for microbial oil and carotenoids production within a multiproduct biorefinery approach.
Presenter
Maria del Prado GARCIA APARICIO
CIEMAT, Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit, SPAIN
Presenter's biography
María García-Aparicio is a Tenured Scientist at the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit at CIEMAT, with more than 20 years of experience in the valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass and agri-food by-products through enzymatic and microbial biorefinery approaches.
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Co-authors:
C. Álvarez Vaquerizo, CIEMAT, Madrid, SPAIN
I. Ballesteros Perdices, CIEMAT, Madrid, SPAIN
M.J. Negro Álvarez, CIEMAT, Madrid, SPAIN
A. González Sáez, CIEMAT, Madrid, SPAIN
A.D. Moreno Garcia, CIEMAT, Madrid, SPAIN
Session reference: 5AV.4.20