[HTML][HTML] Sustainable renewable energy supply networks optimization–The gradual transition to a renewable energy system within the European Union by 2050

S Potrč, L Čuček, M Martin, Z Kravanja - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to achieve the goal of a carbon neutral EU by 2050 and meet the climate targets of
the Paris Agreement, a sustainable, efficient, competitive and secure energy system needs …

Review of biodiesel synthesis technologies, current trends, yield influencing factors and economical analysis of supercritical process

MU Qadeer, M Ayoub, M Komiyama… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current use of world energy is gradually shifting to renewable energy due to climate
change concerns and environmental contamination. Renewable biomass energy is one of …

Multi-period synthesis of optimally integrated biomass and bioenergy supply network

L Čuček, M Martín, IE Grossmann, Z Kravanja - Computers & Chemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
This contribution addresses the multi-period synthesis of an optimally integrated regional
biomass and bioenergy supply network through a mixed-integer linear programing (MILP) …

Sustainable design and synthesis of algae‐based biorefinery for simultaneous hydrocarbon biofuel production and carbon sequestration

BH Gebreslassie, R Waymire, F You - AIChE Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The superstructure optimization of algae‐based hydrocarbon biorefinery with sequestration
of CO2 from power plant flue gas is proposed. The major processing steps include carbon …

Carbon dioxide bio-fixation and wastewater treatment via algae photochemical synthesis for biofuels production

Y Shen - RSC Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We are faced with the problem of energy/carbon dioxide (CO2) in the coming decades.
Microalgae has been considered as one of the most promising biomass feedstocks for the …

Maximizing the sustainability net present value of renewable energy supply networks

Ž Zore, L Čuček, D Širovnik, ZN Pintarič… - … Research and Design, 2018 - Elsevier
This study presents an extension of a recently proposed concept and metric by the authors
named “Sustainability profit” to “Sustainability net present value” for the purpose of …

Biodiesel production catalyzed by liquid and immobilized enzymes: Optimization and economic analysis

TA Andrade, M Martín, M Errico… - … Engineering Research and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, the use of enzymes as alternative catalysts for the production of biodiesel was
evaluated. Due to the high price of enzymes, process optimization and economical …

Biodiesel Production by Heterogeneous Catalysis and Eco‐friendly Routes

RA Welter, HS Santana… - ChemBioEng …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiesel is produced on a large scale as an eco‐friendly substitute and additive to fossil
fuels. Catalytic homogeneous processes using strong acids, alkalis, and natural oils have …

Synthesis of sustainable production systems using an upgraded concept of sustainability profit and circularity

Ž Zore, L Čuček, Z Kravanja - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper describes an upgraded concept of the sustainability metric named Sustainability
Profit (SP) from various micro-and macroeconomic perspectives and how it can be used for …

Syntheses of sustainable supply networks with a new composite criterion–Sustainability profit

Ž Zore, L Čuček, Z Kravanja - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This study proposes a new concept and a new metric for multi-criteria evaluation of
sustainable systems. The new metric, termed “sustainability profit”, is composed of …