Syngas fermentation process development for production of biofuels and chemicals: A review

X Sun, HK Atiyeh, RL Huhnke, RS Tanner - Bioresource Technology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Syngas is produced by thermochemical conversion, eg, pyrolysis and gasification, of
biomass, animal waste, coal, municipal solid waste and other carbonaceous materials, or …

Role of biofuels in energy transition, green economy and carbon neutrality

N Khan, K Sudhakar, R Mamat - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Modern civilization is heavily reliant on petroleum-based fuels to meet the energy demand of
the transportation sector. However, burning fossil fuels in engines emits greenhouse gas …

Comparative techno-economic analysis of steam explosion, dilute sulfuric acid, ammonia fiber explosion and biological pretreatments of corn stover

NR Baral, A Shah - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Pretreatment is required to destroy recalcitrant structure of lignocelluloses and then
transform into fermentable sugars. This study assessed techno-economics of steam …

Microbial inhibitors: formation and effects on acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass

NR Baral, A Shah - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2014 - Springer
Biobutanol is a promising biofuel due to the close resemblance of its fuel properties to
gasoline, and it is produced via acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation using …

Kinetics, thermodynamics, and physical characterization of corn stover (Zea mays) for solar biomass pyrolysis potential analysis

AH Rony, L Kong, W Lu, M Dejam, H Adidharma… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Solar pyrolysis of agricultural waste has huge potential for sustainable production of fuel and
chemical feedstock. In this paper, the kinetics, thermodynamics, and physical …

Techno-economic analysis of cellulosic butanol production from corn stover through acetone–butanol–ethanol fermentation

NR Baral, A Shah - Energy & Fuels, 2016 - ACS Publications
Biobutanol has fuel properties comparable to those of gasoline; however, its commercial
production through acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) fermentation from lignocellulosic …

Production routes of advanced renewable C1 to C4 alcohols as biofuel components–a review

T Schubert - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In 2018, the EU's revised Renewable Energy Directive came into force, increasing
renewable energy targets for all energy sectors while limiting the use of first‐generation …

Butanol production from food waste: a novel process for producing sustainable energy and reducing environmental pollution

H Huang, V Singh, N Qureshi - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2015 - Springer
Background Waste is currently a major problem in the world, both in the developing and the
developed countries. Efficient utilization of food waste for fuel and chemical production can …

Economic and environmental assessment of n-butanol production in an integrated first and second generation sugarcane biorefinery: Fermentative versus catalytic …

LG Pereira, MOS Dias, AP Mariano, R Maciel Filho… - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract n-Butanol produced from renewable resources has attracted increasing interest,
mostly for its potential use as liquid biofuel for transportation. Process currently used in the …

Agro-industrial wastes as feedstock for sustainable bio-production of butanol by Clostridium beijerinckii

S Maiti, SJ Sarma, SK Brar, Y Le Bihan, P Drogui… - Food and Bioproducts …, 2016 - Elsevier
Three different inexpensive, abundant agro-industrial wastes: suspended brewery liquid
waste (BLW), starch industry wastewater (SIW) and apple pomace ultra-filtration sludge …