Methanol fuel production, utilization, and techno-economy: a review

TJ Deka, AI Osman, DC Baruah… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Climate change and the unsustainability of fossil fuels are calling for cleaner energies such
as methanol as a fuel. Methanol is one of the simplest molecules for energy storage and is …

Biomass utilization and production of biofuels from carbon neutral materials

RK Srivastava, NP Shetti, KR Reddy, EE Kwon… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The availability of organic matters in vast quantities from the agricultural/industrial practices
has long been a significant environmental challenge. These wastes have created global …

Efficient methanol synthesis: Perspectives, technologies and optimization strategies

G Bozzano, F Manenti - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2016 - Elsevier
In economy nowadays, methanol is already a key compound widely employed as building
block for producing intermediates or synthetic hydrocarbons, solvent, energy storage …

A techno-economic analysis of thermochemical pathways for corncob-to-energy: Fast pyrolysis to bio-oil, gasification to methanol and combustion to electricity

GV Brigagão, OQF Araújo, JL de Medeiros… - Fuel processing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global warming concerns have driven developments in carbon neutral energy, pulling
initiatives on biofuels production. However, the low bulk density and low specific energy of …

Carbon and nutrient recovery in the cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris: A life cycle assessment approach to comparing environmental performance

G D'Imporzano, D Veronesi, S Salati, F Adani - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microalgae cultivation is arousing interest for its ability to provide biomass for food, feed and
energy. Microalgae are more efficient in converting solar energy into biomass than terrestrial …

Biomethanol: possibilities towards a bio-based economy

P Parkhey - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2022 - Springer
Biomass conversion into energy and chemical vectors represents an interesting direction for
reducing dependence on fossil fuels and safeguarding the environment. It signifies a viable …

Staging of di-methyl-ether (DME) synthesis reactor from synthesis gas (syngas): Direct versus indirect route

A Rafiee - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Di-methyl-ether (DME) has been received much attention because of its key
features. It can be produced from any carbon-rich feedstock through the conversion of …

Towards first-principles based kinetic modeling of biomass fast pyrolysis

A Gonzalez-Quiroga, KM Van Geem… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2017 - Springer
Biomass conversion to chemicals and fuels through fast pyrolysis shows great potential but
requires a more fundamental approach for its deployment. To this end, molecular-based …

Giant cane (Arundo donax L.) for biogas production: The effect of two ensilage methods on biomass characteristics and biogas potential

L Corno, R Pilu, E Cantaluppi, F Adani - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2016 - Elsevier
Arundo donax L. is a perennial plant that can substitute for traditional energy crops to
produce biogas, reducing costs because of its high biogas yield per Ha cultivated and low …

Towards a sustainable energy future: Evaluating Arundo donax L. in continuous anaerobic digestion for biogas production

K Špelić, M Panjičko, GD Zupančić, A Lončar… - GCB …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In response to the EU's REPowerEU initiative (COM (2022) 108) which encourages an
increase in biogas production by 20% in member states by 2030 to boost energy …