Polymers without petrochemicals: sustainable routes to conventional monomers

G Hayes, M Laurel, D MacKinnon, T Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Role of microalgae in achieving sustainable development goals and circular economy

AG Olabi, N Shehata, ET Sayed, C Rodriguez… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) set out 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. These goals highlight key objectives …

A review of bioplastics and their adoption in the circular economy

A Di Bartolo, G Infurna, NT Dintcheva - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European Union is working towards the 2050 net-zero emissions goal and tackling the
ever-growing environmental and sustainability crisis by implementing the European Green …

Exploitation of lignocellulosic-based biomass biorefinery: a critical review of renewable bioresource, sustainability and economic views

Z Chen, L Chen, KS Khoo, VK Gupta, M Sharma… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization has driven the demand for fossil fuels, however, its overly exploited resource
has caused severe damage on environmental pollution. Biorefining using abundant …

Biodiesel from microalgae: Recent progress and key challenges

JY Kim, JM Jung, S Jung, YK Park, YF Tsang… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
High lipid content and excellent CO 2 fixation capability of microalgae by photosynthesis
have made microalgal biodiesel (BD) a promising carbon-neutral fuel. Nonetheless, the …

Biomass-based biorefineries: an important architype towards a circular economy

B Kumar, P Verma - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Fossil based resources are a major contributor to energy and chemicals to modern-day
development. The negative environmental impacts of fossil-based resources accompanied …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in lithium-sulfur batteries using biomass-derived carbons as sulfur host

A Benítez, J Amaro-Gahete, YC Chien… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
While biomass waste is generated in abundance, these materials and their production
processes are generally environmentally friendly, low cost, non-hazardous and easily …

[HTML][HTML] Review of second generation bioethanol production from residual biomass

K Robak, M Balcerek - Food technology and biotechnology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the context of climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels, there is a great need for
alternatives to petroleum in the transport sector. This review provides an overview of the …

Bioethanol and biodiesel: Bibliometric mapping, policies and future needs

AI Osman, U Qasim, F Jamil, H Ala'a, AA Jrai… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rising demand for energy resources alongside climate emergency concerns has attracted
the urgent attention of researchers towards the preparation and utilization of biofuels. This …

Perspectives in the production of bioethanol: a review of sustainable methods, technologies, and bioprocesses

JR Melendez, B Mátyás, S Hena, DA Lowy… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main objective of this review paper is analyzes perspectives of manufacturing
bioethanol via biotechnology, using sustainable management. Two categories are …