“…Several lignocellulosic residues may be used to produce energy and as chemical inputs. Many of these biomasses, such as coconut husk, Brazil nut epicarp and mesocarp, babassu endocarp and mesocarp, pequi stone, agave, among others, present high levels of carbohydrates and lignin, which can be converted into high value-added products Bridgwater, 2012;Gupta & Verma, 2015;Rambo et al, 2011Rambo et al, , 2013Rambo et al, , 2015.…”