“Drop-in” fuel production from biomass: Critical review on techno-economic feasibility and sustainability

H Kargbo, JS Harris, AN Phan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the technological and economical feasibilities as well as sustainable
assessment of approaches (thermochemical and biochemical) applied for sustainable “drop …

Thermochemical conversion strategies of biomass to biofuels, techno-economic and bibliometric analysis: a conceptual review

AM Elgarahy, A Hammad, DM El-Sherif… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Directly, the utilization of petroleum-based fuels for energy supply in numerous applications
has led to their depletion accompanied by an increase of global warming to the atmosphere …

Converting waste cooking oil to biodiesel in China: environmental impacts and economic feasibility

Y Zhao, C Wang, L Zhang, Y Chang, Y Hao - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
The sustainability of producing biodiesel from waste cooking oil (WCO) needs to be
thoroughly examined since it is a promising multiple-advantage solution to strengthening …

Lipase-catalyzed process for biodiesel production: Enzyme immobilization, process simulation and optimization

X Zhao, F Qi, C Yuan, W Du, D Liu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Transesterification of oil feedstocks using immobilized lipase (IL) is a promising process for
biodiesel production. However, the running cost of this process is still higher than that of …

Biorefinery as a promising approach to promote microalgae industry: An innovative framework

L Zhu - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
In response to energy crisis, global warming and climate changes, microalgae have
received a great deal of interest as a biofuel feedstock. However, the development of …

A techno-economic analysis of industrial production of marine microalgae as a source of EPA and DHA-rich raw material for aquafeed: Research challenges and …

MS Chauton, KI Reitan, NH Norsker, R Tveterås… - Aquaculture, 2015 - Elsevier
The aquaculture industry needs a stable supply of feed resource materials in sufficient
quantities and quality for future growth, in particular the fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid …

Life cycle assessment of microalgae-derived biodiesel

T Bradley, MA Rajaeifar, A Kenny, C Hainsworth… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Microalgae-derived biofuels are considered a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels.
Nevertheless, as with all biofuels, there is still uncertainty around their sustainability. Most …

Renewable hydrogen and methane production from microalgae: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study

P Gholkar, Y Shastri, A Tanksale - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae is a potential candidate to produce renewable fuels. However, current
gasification technologies are limited due to char-and tar-accumulation in the gasifier. We …

Alternative thermochemical routes for aviation biofuels via alcohols synthesis: Process modeling, techno-economic assessment and comparison

K Atsonios, MA Kougioumtzis, KD Panopoulos… - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This study presents the conceptual process design for the production of branched paraffins
with high carbon number, based on the upgrading of alcohols synthesized from biomass …

Sustaining COVID-19 pandemic lockdown era air pollution impact through utilization of more renewable energy resources

E Rita, E Chizoo, US Cyril - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
The lock down engendered by COVID-19 pandemic has impacted positively on the
environment through reduction of the emissions of green house gases, CO 2, CO and other …