[HTML][HTML] n-Butanol derived from biochemical and chemical routes: A review

B Ndaba, I Chiyanzu, S Marx - Biotechnology Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
Traditionally, bio-butanol is produced with the ABE (Acetone Butanol Ethanol) process using
Clostridium species to ferment sugars from biomass. However, the route is associated with …

Assessing the lignocellulosic biomass resources potential in developing countries: A critical review

K Ullah, VK Sharma, S Dhingra, G Braccio… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review paper analyses the potential environmental impacts and economic viability of
producing biofuel from lignocellulosic biomass resources in various countries of the world. In …

Protease pretreated Chlorella vulgaris biomass bioconversion to methane via semi-continuous anaerobic digestion

A Mahdy, L Mendez, M Ballesteros… - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the enhancement of biogas production in semi-continuous anaerobic
digestion fed with enzymatically pretreated Chlorella vulgaris. Organic matter in soluble …

Effect of microalgae supplementation on the silage quality and anaerobic digestion performance of Manyflower silvergrass

L Li, Y Sun, Z Yuan, X Kong, Y Wao, L Yang… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
The silage quality of Manyflower silvergrass with microalgae supplementation was
investigated, and the variation in bacterial communities during ensilage period was …

Assessing the experimental investigation of milk thistle oil for biodiesel production using base catalyzed transesterification

K Ullah, M Ahmad, F Qiu - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present research work, non edible oil source milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.)
Gaert) plant was investigated for biodiesel production. The extracted crude oil was 26.14 …

Nb2O5-catalyzed kinetics of fatty acids esterification for reactive distillation process simulation

M Banchero, G Gozzelino - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2015 - Elsevier
On the basis of kinetic data obtained for the first time in the presence of pelletized niobium
oxide as a catalyst, the esterification with methanol of single fatty acids or their mixtures has …

Evaluation of incorporating oil shale filler aggregate into hot mix asphalt using Superpave mix design

MOJ Azzam, Z Al-Ghazawi - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
The world is on the run looking for new energy resources, improvements and conservation
on current energy resources while at the same time trying to keep the environment safe and …

Maximizing the production of Scenedesmus obliquus in photobioreactors under different irradiation regimes: experiments and modeling

E Barbera, E Sforza, A Bertucco - Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 2015 - Springer
Maximizing biomass productivity and photosynthetic efficiency are key factors to develop
large-scale microalgae cultivation for biodiesel production. If the photobioreactor (PBR) is …

Microalgae: future bioresource of the sea?

M Olofsson - 2015 - diva-portal.org
Unicellular microalgae are a renewable bioresource that can meet the challenge for food
and energy in a growing world population. Using sunlight, CO2, nutrients, and water, algal …

[PDF][PDF] A Review on Advancements in Biogas Technologies

TS Singh, P Sankarlal - International Journal of Engineering …, 2015 - researchgate.net
The aim of this paper is to bring out the various methodologies applied in generating biogas
and technologies used in improving the quality. Various feed materials are used as a …