Paper has shaped society for centuries and is considered one of humanity's most important
inventions. However, pulp and paper products can be damaging to social and natural …

Pulp and paper mill sludge (PPMS) is an organic residual generated from the wastewater
treatments. PPMS management involves economic, environmental and social costs that will …

Over two million hectares of marginal land in the Northeast USA no longer used for
agriculture may be suitable and available for production of second-generation cellulosic …

To estimate fossil fuel demand and greenhouse gas emissions associated with short-
rotation willow (Salix spp.) crops in New York State, we constructed a life cycle assessment …

Studies of the production and use of biomass of perennial plants as energy feedstock have
been conducted by Polish researchers for over 20 years. One genus of particular interest is …

A novel bioprocess design to convert paper mill sludge (PMS) to biofuels is proposed in this
work. The design utilizes cellulosic fiber recovered from the PMS via optimized de‐ashing …

Shrub willow biomass crops (SWBC) have been developed as a biomass feedstock for
bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts in the northeastern and midwestern USA as well as in …

Anaerobic co-digestion of corn straw with pig manure by rumen cultures was investigated in
this study. Both Box-Behnken design and response surface methodology (RSM) were …

Currently, worries about the effects of intensive plantations on long-term nutrient supply and
a loss of productivity have risen. In this study two composts were added to degraded soils …

Land application of residues in short-rotation plantation has a priori the double advantage to
meet the nutrient needs of these tree plantations at lower cost while recycling residues …