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The origin, composition, and applications of industrial humins – a review

E. de Jong, Mark Mascal, Sandra Constant, Tom Claessen, Pierluigi Tosi, Alice Mija

2025Green Chemistry27 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Humins are side-products derived from the acid-catalysed conversion of carbohydrate-containing biomass, including sugars ( e.g. glucose, fructose, sucrose), oligo-, polysaccharides, and lignocellulosic feedstocks into HMF, furfural and levulinic acid.

Topics & Concepts

Composition (language)HuminChemistryOrganic chemistryPhilosophyLinguisticsHumic acidFertilizerAlgal biology and biofuel production