Quantifying the water-energy-food nexus: Current status and trends

Y Chang, G Li, Y Yao, L Zhang, C Yu - Energies, 2016 - mdpi.com
Water, energy, and food are lifelines for modern societies. The continuously rising world
population, growing desires for higher living standards, and inextricable links among the …

[HTML][HTML] Consolidated briefing of biochemical ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass

S Achinas, GJW Euverink - Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2016 - Elsevier
Bioethanol production is one pathway for crude oil reduction and environmental compliance.
Bioethanol can be used as fuel with significant characteristics like high octane number, low …

The consumptive water footprint of electricity and heat: a global assessment

MM Mekonnen, PW Gerbens-Leenes… - … : Water Research & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Water is essential for electricity and heat production. This study assesses the consumptive
water footprint (WF) of electricity and heat generation per world region in the three main …

Environmental and sustainability factors associated with next-generation biofuels in the US: what do we really know?

PRD Williams, D Inman, A Aden… - Environmental science & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we assess what is known or anticipated about environmental and sustainability
factors associated with next-generation biofuels relative to the primary conventional biofuels …

Opportunities and challenges for industrial water treatment and reuse

AF Meese, DJ Kim, X Wu, L Le, C Napier… - ACS ES&T …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the impact of water scarcity in the United States (US) continues to grow through the 21st
century, it is critical to develop strategies to reduce water use and improve the security of …

Coproduct market analysis and water footprint of simulated commercial algal biorefineries

BG Subhadra, M Edwards - Applied Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
Algal biorefinery-based integrated industrial sector is getting increased attention in United
States as a sustainable way of producing biofuel, high value products and feed ingredients …

A sustainable biorefinery approach for efficient conversion of aquatic weeds into bioethanol and biomethane

M Kaur, M Kumar, D Singh, S Sachdeva… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study outlines an economical biorefinery concept to evaluate the potential of three
aquatic weeds Eichhornia crassipes, Lemna minor and Azolla microphylla for co-production …

Water footprint of US transportation fuels

CD Scown, A Horvath, TE McKone - 2011 - ACS Publications
In the modern global economy, water and energy are fundamentally connected. Water
already plays a major role in electricity generation and, with biofuels and electricity poised to …

Well-to-wheel water footprints of conventional versus electric vehicles in the United States: A state-based comparative analysis

NC Onat, M Kucukvar, O Tatari - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Today, increasing levels of water demand become a particularly serious challenge for many
countries, especially since water is an essential element for production of transportation …

Water and energy

N Mamassis, A Efstratiadis, P Dimitriadis… - Handbook of water …, 2021 - Springer
The fundamental concepts in the field of water-energy systems and their historical evolution
with emphasis on recent developments are reviewed. Initially, a brief history of the relation of …