Direct air capture: process technology, techno-economic and socio-political challenges

M Erans, ES Sanz-Pérez, DP Hanak… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Climate change mitigation scenarios that meet the Paris Agreement's objective of limiting
global warming usually assume an important role for carbon dioxide removal and negative …

Potential use of algae for heavy metal bioremediation, a critical review

AK Zeraatkar, H Ahmadzadeh, AF Talebi… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Algae have several industrial applications that can lower the cost of biofuel co-production.
Among these co-production applications, environmental and wastewater bioremediation are …

Negative emissions—Part 2: Costs, potentials and side effects

S Fuss, WF Lamb, MW Callaghan… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The most recent IPCC assessment has shown an important role for negative emissions
technologies (NETs) in limiting global warming to 2 C cost-effectively. However, a bottom-up …

Evaluation of change in biochar properties derived from different feedstock and pyrolysis temperature for environmental and agricultural application

P Pariyar, K Kumari, MK Jain, PS Jadhao - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of biochar has increased significantly for sustainable and
efficient carbon sequestration, improving soil quality and enhancement of plant growth. The …

A comprehensive review on physical activation of biochar for energy and environmental applications

B Sajjadi, WY Chen, NO Egiebor - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2019 - degruyter.com
Biochar is a solid by-product of thermochemical conversion of biomass to bio-oil and
syngas. It has a carbonaceous skeleton, a small amount of heteroatom functional groups …

Fuelling the future: microbial engineering for the production of sustainable biofuels

JC Liao, L Mi, S Pontrelli, S Luo - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2016 - nature.com
Global climate change linked to the accumulation of greenhouse gases has caused
concerns regarding the use of fossil fuels as the major energy source. To mitigate climate …

Incorporation of biochar in cementitious materials: A roadmap of biochar selection

H Maljaee, R Madadi, H Paiva, L Tarelho… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing cement production in construction sector and waste generation in industrial
sectors are of the major sources of CO 2 emission. For decades, it has been the concern of …

Investigation of biofuel as a potential renewable energy source

MAH Khan, S Bonifacio, J Clowes, A Foulds, R Holland… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
An accelerating global energy demand, paired with the harmful environmental effects of
fossil fuels, has triggered the search for alternative, renewable energy sources. Biofuels are …

Food safety through natural antimicrobials

EJ Quinto, I Caro, LH Villalobos-Delgado, J Mateo… - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Microbial pathogens are the cause of many foodborne diseases after the ingestion of
contaminated food. Several preservation methods have been developed to assure microbial …

Harnessing the power of microbial autotrophy

NJ Claassens, DZ Sousa, VAPM Dos Santos… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Autotrophic microorganisms convert CO2 into biomass by deriving energy from light or
inorganic electron donors. These CO2-fixing microorganisms have a large, but so far only …