A versatile twin-screw extrusion process to provide an efficient thermo-mechano-chemical pretreatment on lignocellulosic biomass was developed, which leads to an increased average fiber aspect ratio. A natural binder can also be added continuously after fiber refining, leading to bio-based fiberboards with improved mechanical properties after hot pressing of the obtained extruded material.
Evon, P., Labonne, L., Khan, S. U., Ouagne, P., Pontalier, P., Rouilly, A. Twin-Screw Extrusion Process to Produce Renewable Fiberboards. J. Vis. Exp. (167), e62072, doi:10.3791/62072 (2021).