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 …

Environmental life cycle assessment of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: A systematic review

H Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, AS Nizami… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste cooking oil (WCO) disposal in landfills or discharge into sewer systems could cause
severe environmental challenges. Therefore, extensive efforts are made to develop …

[HTML][HTML] Drop-in and hydrogen-based biofuels for maritime transport: Country-based assessment of climate change impacts in Europe up to 2050

MDB Watanabe, F Cherubini, A Tisserant… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alternative fuels are crucial to decarbonize the European maritime transport, but their net
climate benefits vary with the type of fuel and production country. In this study, we assess the …

A critical review on metal-based catalysts used in the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass materials

M Tawalbeh, A Al-Othman, T Salamah… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review discusses the technical aspects of improving the efficiency of the pyrolysis of
lignocellulosic materials to increase the yield of the main products, which are bio-oil …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change mitigation of drop-in biofuels for deep-sea shipping under a prospective life-cycle assessment

MDB Watanabe, F Cherubini, O Cavalett - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The shipping sector is seeking options to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs)
and achieve ambitious climate change mitigation goals. Unlike short-sea shipping that can …

Life cycle assessment: Sustainability of biodiesel production from black soldier fly larvae feeding on thermally pre-treated sewage sludge under a tropical country …

CS Liew, GR Mong, JW Lim, R Raksasat… - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
More energy is needed nowadays due to global population growth. Concurrently, sewage
sludge generation has also increased steadily stemming from the inevitable urbanization. As …

Biofuel options for marine applications: technoeconomic and life-cycle analyses

ECD Tan, TR Hawkins, U Lee, L Tao… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This study performed technoeconomic and life-cycle analyses to assess the economic
feasibility and emission benefits and tradeoffs of various biofuel production pathways as an …

Biofuel as an alternative shipping fuel: technological, environmental and economic assessment

U Kesieme, K Pazouki, A Murphy… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Fossil derived fuels available for application within the maritime sector have been
dominated by heavy fuel oil (HFO), which is conventionally used in low speed (main) …

Comparative life cycle assessment of alternative marine fuels

BA Zincir, Y Arslanoglu - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
With the stricter rules introduced by the policymakers in maritime transportation, harmful
emissions are aimed to be mitigated. Consequently, studies on alternative fuels have …

The potential of aquatic weed as a resource for sustainable bioenergy sources and bioproducts production

M Kiehbadroudinezhad, H Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing carbon-neutral bioenergy sources and bioproducts is an extraordinary
opportunity for achieving an environmentally friendly economy. However, the …