Lignocellulosic biomass is an abundant and sustainable raw material, but its conversion into
ethanol fuel has not yet achieved large-scale industrialization and economic benefits …

The socio-economic effects of bio-energy are not unequivocally positive, although it is one of
the main arguments for supporting its expansion. An ex-ante quantification of the impacts is …

Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass, such as corn stover (CS), to ethanol has encountered
issues of inhibition from degradation products, low ethanol titer and low ethanol productivity …

First-generation sugarcane ethanol production is a well-established technology. However,
second-generation ethanol is not yet consolidated in industries. Under these circumstances …

Process integration in sugarcane biorefineries allows reducing steam consumption. As a
consequence, the bagasse surplus can be diverted to second generation ethanol …

The conversion of sugarcane, the world's largest crop, to energy vectors, namely first and
second-generation ethanol and electricity, is an ongoing scientific endeavor. This …

The past decades have seen a diversification of the sugarcane industry with the emergence
of new technology to produce bioenergy from by-product and waste process streams. Given …

Currently, butanol obtained by fermentation is considered as potential biofuel. In this work, it
has been simulated and optimized a process to produce acetone, butanol and ethanol by …

The conversion of lignocellulosic materials provides a sustainable pathway towards the
production of renewable fuels. Ethanol is now one of the most widely used transport bio …

This paper presents the authors' perspectives on some of the open questions and
opportunities in Process Systems Engineering (PSE) focusing on process synthesis. A …