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 …

[HTML][HTML] Plant-based biofuels

EE Hood - F1000Research, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review is a short synopsis of some of the latest breakthroughs in the areas of
lignocellulosic conversion to fuels and utilization of oils for biodiesel. Although four …

Global warming potential and energy analysis of second generation ethanol production from rice straw in India

S Soam, M Kapoor, R Kumar, P Borjesson, RP Gupta… - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The environmental sustainability of cellulosic ethanol production from rice straw in India is
conducted using life cycle assessment (LCA). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, net energy …

Spatially and temporally explicit life cycle global warming, eutrophication, and acidification impacts from corn production in the US Midwest

EK Lee, X Zhang, PR Adler, GS Kleppel… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The demand for biobased products, such as food, fuel, and chemicals, has been
continuously increasing. Meanwhile, agricultural production, serving as the primary stage of …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of liquid biofuels: what does the scientific literature tell us? A statistical environmental review on climate change

A Bouter, S Duval-Dachary, R Besseau - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2024 - Elsevier
More than 580 peer-reviewed articles dealing with life cycle assessment (LCA) of biofuels,
published from 2012 to 2020, were identified in the scientific literature. Articles without a …

Environmental sustainability, energy efficiency and uncertainty analysis of agricultural residue-based bioethanol production: A comprehensive life cycle assessment …

K Patel, SK Singh - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioethanol produced from agro-residue provides a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels,
mitigating pollution, reducing waste, and promoting a circular economy. However …

Life cycle assessment of bioethanol production by two methods of pretreatment of rice straw based on process simulation

J Peng, Y Xu, B Zhu, H Yu, B Li, H Xu - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
In the life cycle assessment of bioethanol processes under choline chloride/urea (DES-U),
choline chloride/lactic acid (DES-LA) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) pretreatment studied …

Life cycle assessment of residual lignocellulosic biomass-based jet fuel with activated carbon and lignosulfonate as co-products

F Pierobon, IL Eastin, I Ganguly - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2018 - Springer
Background Bio-jet fuels are emerging as a valuable alternative to petroleum-based fuels for
their potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel dependence. In this …

Life cycle assessment of common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav) Trin. ex Steud) cellulosic bioethanol in Jiangsu Province, China

W Shuai, N Chen, B Li, D Zhou, J Gao - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav) Trin. ex Steud) at wetlands is a natural
resource in Jiangsu Province, China. Proper application of common reed could supplement …

Sustainable feedstock for bioethanol production: impact of spatial resolution on the design of a sustainable biomass supply-chain

MA Sharara, K Sahoo, AD Reddy, S Kim, X Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study assesses the role of spatial-resolution and spatial-variations in environmental
impacts estimation and decision-making for corn-stover harvesting to produce biofuels …