Environmental sustainability of biofuels: a review

HK Jeswani, A Chilvers… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biofuels are being promoted as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels as they could help to
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the related climate change impact from …

A review on biofuels for light-duty vehicles in Europe

S Puricelli, G Cardellini, S Casadei, D Faedo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The European transport sector was responsible for more than 25% of the EU total
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2017. 53% of these emissions came from the …

Well-to-wheels energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of ethanol from corn, sugarcane and cellulosic biomass for US use

M Wang, J Han, JB Dunn, H Cai… - Environmental research …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Globally, bioethanol is the largest volume biofuel used in the transportation sector, with corn-
based ethanol production occurring mostly in the US and sugarcane-based ethanol …

A systematic review of bioenergy life cycle assessments

S Muench, E Guenther - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
On a global scale, bioenergy is highly relevant to renewable energy options. Unlike fossil
fuels, bioenergy can be carbon neutral and plays an important role in the reduction of …

ECO-labels as a multidimensional research topic: Trends and opportunities

V Prieto-Sandoval, JA Alfaro, A Mejía-Villa… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the importance of ecolabels as an eco-innovation tool that can
contribute to the sustainable design, production and consumption of products. Our research …

An approach to include soil carbon changes in life cycle assessments

BM Petersen, MT Knudsen, JE Hermansen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2013 - Elsevier
Globally, soil carbon sequestration is expected to hold a major potential to mitigate
agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. However, the majority of life cycle assessments …

Environmental life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic conversion to ethanol: a review

AL Borrion, MC McManus, GP Hammond - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2012 - Elsevier
Bioenergy from lignocellulosic biomass offers the potential to provide a significant source of
clean, low carbon and secure energy. In recent years, a number of studies have been …

Energy and greenhouse gas balance of bioenergy production from poplar and willow: a review

SN Djomo, OE Kasmioui, R Ceulemans - Gcb Bioenergy, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Short‐rotation woody crops (SRWC) such as poplar and willow are an important source of
renewable energy. They can be converted into electricity and/or heat using conventional or …

Can biochar reduce soil greenhouse gas emissions from a M iscanthus bioenergy crop?

SDC Case, NP McNamara, DS Reay… - Gcb …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Energy production from bioenergy crops may significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions through substitution of fossil fuels. Biochar amendment to soil may further …

Economic and policy issues in the production of algae-based biofuels: A review

A Doshi, S Pascoe, L Coglan, TJ Rainey - Renewable and sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the initial environmental and supply benefits associated with conventional biofuels
leading to substantial policy support, research has indicated that these benefits might have …