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exploration of cost effective sustainable energy sources focussing on biofuels through algae. Abundant wastewaters generated in …
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in food production. Here, we synthesise the implications of 2G feedstock production for a range of key ecosystem services …
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The Chinese government is promoting the national biofuel program to deal with energy security and excessive grain … stocks. The Japanese government is promoting a biofuel program to deal with climate change and energy security, and to … promote rural development. This study is an economic analysis of the competition between biofuel and food, and the …
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Vegetable oils and animal fats represent promising alternatives to diesel engine fuel because they can be obtained from different feedstocks and renewable sources; also their properties are close to diesel fuel. The direct use of these biofuels as a diesel engine fuel can cause several problems...
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Recent regulations on biofuels require reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions related to feedstock-specific biofuels. However, the inclusion of GHG emissions from land-use change (LUC) into law and policy remains a subject of active discussion, with LUC–GHG emissions an issue of...
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The recent energy independence and climate change policies encourage development and utilization of renewable energy … biofuels. Bioenergy has been utilized for cooking, heating, and lighting since the dawn of humans. The energy stored in … annually produced biomass by terrestrial plants is 3–4 times greater than the current global energy demand. Solid biofuels …
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Australian transport sector is the second largest energy consuming sector which consumes about 24% of total energy consumption. A … part of this energy demand can be met by ecofriendly biofuels. A wide array of different biofuels feedstocks including …-economic, environmental and food versus land use challenges. Although some research is in progress, further study is needed on the process …
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Jatropha curcas is believed to be one of the potential biofuel crops, as it does not compete with planting lands for the edible oil plants. However, J. curcas has not been domesticated for producing biodiesel. Conventional breeding to increase the productivity of J. curcas has started since the...
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, energy plants of jatropha and algal. The SPK has superior fuel properties to other options available today, with higher …
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exploitation of more energy intense reserves such as shale gas and tar sands. As a result of this reality, biofuel research and …
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