Strategic role of nanotechnology for production of bioethanol and biodiesel

M Rai, JC dos Santos, MF Soler… - Nanotechnology …, 2016 - degruyter.com
In spite of the limited sources of fossil fuels, energy demand has been considerably
increased since the last century. The problems associated with global warming due to rising …

Apples, oranges, and consistent comparisons of the temporal dynamics of energy transitions

A Grubler, C Wilson, G Nemet - Energy research & social science, 2016 - Elsevier
Benjamin Sovacool (2016) has provided interesting food for thought in asking “how long will
it take?” for the unfolding of energy transitions. Historical evidence of “grand” or global …

Sustainable transportation strategies for decoupling road vehicle transport and carbon dioxide emissions

L Velazquez, NE Munguia, M Will, AG Zavala… - Management of …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify research priorities to guide transportation
stakeholders in their practice, education, and research. Design/methodology/approach–A …

Evaluation on physicochemical properties of iso-butanol additives in ethanol-gasoline blend on performance and emission characteristics of a spark-ignition engine

MSM Zaharin, NR Abdullah, HH Masjuki, OM Ali… - Applied Thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, experiments were conducted on a four-cylinder spark-ignition engine to
investigate the effects of iso-butanol additives in ethanol-gasoline blend on fuel properties …

Combustion and emission characteristics of diesel engine fueled with diesel/cyclohexanol blend fuels under different exhaust gas recirculation ratios and injection …

X Su, H Chen, N Gao, M Ding, X Wang, H Xu, P Zhang - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyclohexanol is obtained from abundant lignocellulosic biomass sources at low cost, and it
is a promising alternative fuel for diesel engines. In this study, cyclohexanol was blended …

Policy shocks and market‐based regulations: Evidence from the renewable fuel standard

GE Lade, CYC Lin Lawell… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Renewable Fuel Standard mandates large increases in US biofuel
consumption and is implemented using tradable compliance credits known as RINs. In early …

Picking winners: Modelling the costs of technology-specific climate policy in the US passenger vehicle sector

J Fox, J Axsen, M Jaccard - Ecological Economics, 2017 - Elsevier
Researchers debate the cost-effectiveness of technology-specific versus technology-neutral
climate policies, but few quantify the differences. Using the case of low-carbon vehicle …

The contribution of bioenergy to the decarbonization of transport: a multi-model assessment

F Leblanc, R Bibas, S Mima, M Muratori, S Sakamoto… - Climatic Change, 2022 - Springer
The expected growth in the demand for passenger and freight services exacerbates the
challenges of reducing transport GHG emissions, especially as commercial low-carbon …

Lessons learned from US experience with biofuels: comparing the hype with the evidence

M Khanna, D Rajagopal… - … Economics and Policy, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Biofuel production in the United States, primarily from corn, has more than doubled since
2007, leading to concerns about its unintended consequences for agricultural and fuel …

Use of cultivars of low cost, agroindustrial and urban waste in the production of cellulosic ethanol in Brazil: a proposal to utilization of microdistillery

FA Goncalves, ES dos Santos… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethanol production from sucrose from sugarcane allowed Brazil to become a world
reference in the production of biofuels. Presenting the 2013/2014 crop harvest of 653,519 …