Fuel ethanol production: process design trends and integration opportunities

CA Cardona, ÓJ Sánchez - Bioresource technology, 2007 - Elsevier
Current fuel ethanol research and development deals with process engineering trends for
improving biotechnological production of ethanol. In this work, the key role that process …

A review of assessments conducted on bio-ethanol as a transportation fuel from a net energy, greenhouse gas, and environmental life cycle perspective

H Von Blottnitz, MA Curran - Journal of cleaner production, 2007 - Elsevier
Interest in producing ethanol from biomass in an attempt to make transportation ecologically
sustainable continues to grow. In recent years, a large number of assessments have been …

Circular economy practices within energy and waste management sectors of India: A meta-analysis

P Priyadarshini, PC Abhilash - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Adoption of circular practices within environmental management is gaining worldwide
recognition owing to rapid resource depletion and detrimental effects of climate change. The …

Energy consumption analysis of integrated flowsheets for production of fuel ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass

CAC Alzate, OJS Toro - Energy, 2006 - Elsevier
Fuel ethanol is considered one of the most important renewable fuels due to the economic
and environmental benefits of its use. Lignocellulosic biomass is the most promising …

Life cycle assessment of sugar industry: A review

MK Chauhan, S Chaudhary, S Kumar - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2011 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a very important tool for the analysis of a process/system
from its cradle to grave. This technique is very useful in the estimation of energy usage and …

A comparison of the environmental benefits of bagasse-derived electricity and fuel ethanol on a life-cycle basis

T Botha, H Von Blottnitz - Energy policy, 2006 - Elsevier
The energetic utilisation of agricultural residues is considered to be an important element in
any strategy to achieve renewable energy targets. In the approximately 80 cane-sugar …

Energy cycle assessment of bioethanol production from sugarcane bagasse by life cycle approach using the fermentation conversion process

AS Dibazar, A Aliasghar, A Behzadnezhad… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Researchers are developing new techniques for clean fuel production due to environmental
problems such as global warming. In this respect, bioethanol is considered among the most …

Energy, economics and environmental impacts of renewable energy systems

R Prakash, IK Bhat - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
The renewable based electricity generation technologies were assessed against a range of
sustainability indicators using data obtained from the literature. These indicators are cost of …

System expansion for handling co-products in LCA of sugar cane bio-energy systems: GHG consequences of using molasses for ethanol production

TLT Nguyen, JE Hermansen - Applied energy, 2012 - Elsevier
This study aims to establish a procedure for handling co-products in life cycle assessment
(LCA) of a typical sugar cane system. The procedure is essential for environmental …

Life-cycle energy and environmental analysis of bioethanol production from cassava in Thailand

S Papong, P Malakul - Bioresource technology, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study, the life-cycle energy and environmental assessment was conducted for
bioethanol production from cassava in Thailand. The scope covered all stages in the life …