The oil refining industry, which was established in the mid-19th century, has become a
foundation of modern society. While the refining of crude oil to produce transportation fuels …

Changing market demand and increasing environmental regulations challenge the refining
industry to shift crude slates and reconfigure production processes while reducing …

Battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can have life-cycle carbon
dioxide emissions that can be close, within 5% of each other, or very different depending on …

Agricultural and forestry residues, animal manure and municipal solid waste are
replenishable and widely available. However, harnessing these heterogeneous and diffuse …

The technology focus in the automotive sector has moved toward battery electric vehicles
(BEVs) over the last few years. This shift has been ascribed to the importance of reducing …

Continuous expansion of fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure can be one of the key
obstacles in delivering the Paris Agreement goals. The oil refinery is the world's third-largest …

A pressing challenge facing the aviation industry is to aggressively reduce greenhouse gas
emissions in the face of increasing demand for aviation fuels. Climate goals such as carbon …

Abstract Development of the Permian Basin in recent years has disrupted the global trade of
oil and gas. As of January 2020, it was producing more than five million barrels of oil and 20 …

The growing generation of plastic waste (PW) is placing severe burdens in the terrestrial and
marine environments due to its inappropriate management at end of life. Governments are …

This study compares the use of three low boiling point polar aprotic solvents, tetrahydrofuran
(THF), acetone, and 1, 4-dioxane, for extracting biomass sugars in ethanol biorefineries. The …