The consolidation of second generation ethanol will provide a greater amount of ethanol
without increasing sugarcane acreage, but two technologies have emerged that use …

Conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable chemicals, especially liquid fuels, through
electrochemical reduction driven by sustainable energy sources, is a promising way to get …

The conversion of sugarcane, the world's largest crop, to energy vectors, namely first and
second-generation ethanol and electricity, is an ongoing scientific endeavor. This …

Metal–organic framework (MOF)-derived nanomaterials provide outstanding catalytic
activities for CO2 electroreduction due to their large surface area, tunable geometric …

Currently, electricity generation and second-generation ethanol production from
lignocellulosic feedstocks represent technological alternatives in the bioenergy sector …

Several criteria have been used in the literature to make decision on the
relevance/desirability of investing in a given energy production project. Some investors are …

When manual harvesting of sugarcane was discontinued in many regions of Brazil, interest
in power generation by burning the bagasse and straw in cogeneration units rose. Exergy …

Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) are promising substitute power sources for compact and
mobile applications. Passive feed systems are especially desirable because they are less …

This paper presents the authors' perspectives on some of the open questions and
opportunities in Process Systems Engineering (PSE) focusing on process synthesis. A …

This article applies a systematic methodology to the optimization and comparison of two
sugarcane conversion processes of great potential: the production of first generation ethanol …