Life Cycle Analysis with Multi-Criteria Decision Making: A review of approaches for the sustainability evaluation of renewable energy technologies

V Campos-Guzmán, MS García-Cáscales… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainability is a concept that integrates at least three dimensions: environmental,
economic and social. Energy systems are usually evaluated as a key contributor for …

Densification of waste biomass for manufacturing solid biofuel pellets: a review

TR Sarker, S Nanda, V Meda, AK Dalai - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
The demand for bioenergy is increasing due to the diminishing popularity of fossil fuels and
rising greenhouse gas emissions. However, according to recent reports, renewable energy …

Country-level potential of carbon sequestration and environmental benefits by utilizing crop residues for biochar implementation

Q Yang, O Mašek, L Zhao, H Nan, S Yu, J Yin, Z Li… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Conversion of biomass into biofuel and biochar with a subsequent soil storage is assumed
as a prospective strategy of reducing atmospheric CO 2 concentrations. However …

A review on the role of pretreatment technologies in the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass of corn stover

MFS Khan, M Akbar, Z Xu, H Wang - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2021 - Elsevier
Corn is one of the major crops in most of the agricultural countries. In the US and China, the
corn production shows increasing trends with the annual production of corn stover of 250 …

Selecting sustainable energy conversion technologies for agricultural residues: A fuzzy AHP-VIKOR based prioritization from life cycle perspective

B Wang, J Song, J Ren, K Li, H Duan - Resources, Conservation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The improper disposal of agriculture residues (ARs)(such as open burning of straw) in China
leads to waste of energy potential and atmospheric environmental problems. Converting …

Comprehensive comparison of multiple renewable power generation methods: A combination analysis of life cycle assessment and ecological footprint

C Gao, S Zhu, N An, H Na, H You, C Gao - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the goal of carbon neutrality has been proposed consecutively, renewable energy
sources such as wind, solar, and bioenergy are gaining close attention in national strategic …

Densifying lignocellulosic biomass with sulfuric acid provides a durable feedstock with high digestibility and high fermentability for cellulosic ethanol production

X Yuan, X Chen, G Shen, S Chen, J Yu, R Zhai, Z Xu… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural residues (eg corn stover (CS)) representing a huge lignocellulosic biomass
waste are regarded as a promising renewable resource that can be converted to fuels and …

Assessing the prospect of bio-methanol fuel in China from a life cycle perspective

S Wang, C Li, Y Hu, H Wang, G Xu, G Zhao, S Wang - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Along with rapid industrial development, China has become the world's largest energy
consumer and CO 2 emitter. In recent years, bio-methanol has been used as one of the low …

StrawFeed model: An integrated model of straw feedstock supply chain for bioenergy in China

S Wang, C Yin, J Jiao, X Yang, B Shi… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the growing concerns of fossil fuel scarcity and its negative impacts on global
environment, bioenergy as an alternative energy source has attracted more attention as …

Life cycle assessment of biomass pellets: a review of methodological choices and results

M Martin-Gamboa, P Marques, F Freire, L Arroja… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of biomass pellets as fuel is emerging as a suitable alternative to fossil resources
for mitigating climate change. A considerable number of articles have applied Life Cycle …