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Microalgal biodiesel and the Renewable Fuel Standard's greenhouse gas requirement

Soratana, Kullapa; Harper Jr., Willie F.; Landis, Amy E. - In: Energy Policy 46 (2012) C, pp. 498-510

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires 15.2 billion gallons of domestic alternative fuels per year by 2012, of which 2 billion gallons must be from advanced biofuel and emit 50% less life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than...

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Biorefining in the prevailing energy and materials crisis: a review of sustainable pathways for biorefinery value chains and sustainability assessment methodologies

Parajuli, Ranjan; Dalgaard, Tommy; Jørgensen, Uffe; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43 (2015) C, pp. 244-263

The aim of the current paper is to discuss the sustainability aspect of biorefinery systems with focus on biomass … supply chains, processing of biomass feedstocks in biorefinery platforms and sustainability assessment methodologies. From … year-round supply of biomass and about 40–60% of the total operating cost of a typical biorefinery is related to the …

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Mathematical modeling of production and biorefinery of energy crops

Wang, Lijun; Agyemang, Samuel A.; Amini, Hossein; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43 (2015) C, pp. 530-544

Mathematical models have been widely used to simulate all aspects of bioenergy production systems including the growth kinetics of energy crops, conversion processes, production economics, supply logistics and environmental impacts. There is limited commercial experience to produce and process...

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Science and technology activities in the emerging economies : options for Nigeria

Jegede, Oluseye O.; Ojo, Blessing F. - In: African journal of science, technology, innovation & … 5 (2013) 5/6, pp. 511-518

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Sonication-assisted homogenization system for improved lipid extraction from Chlorella vulgaris

Park, Ji-Yeon; Lee, Kyubock; Choi, Sun-A; Jeong, Min-Ji; … - In: Renewable Energy 79 (2015) C, pp. 3-8

Microalgae, as biodiesel feedstock, are promising renewable energy sources that can be continuously developed into the future. Because recovery of microalgal lipid from dry microalgae incurs high costs, particularly in the dewatering process, wet extraction has been suggested as an attractive...

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Economic and financial feasibility of a biorefinery for conversion of brewers' spent grain into a special flour

Colpo, Iliane; Rabenschlag, Denis Rasquin; de Lima, … - In: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and … 8 (2022) 2, pp. 1-20

This study aims to evaluate the financial and economic feasibility of implementing a biorefinery to process the solid …

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Energetische und ökologische Analyse einer thermochemischen Bioraffinerie zur Herstellung von Plattformchemikalien

Haisch, Pascal; Epple, Rolf; Kleine-Möllhoff, Peter; … - 2021

thermochemical biorefinery based on torrefaction with superheated steam. The following separation processes are also included in the … consideration. First, a procedural design of the biorefinery and its downstream separation processes is sketched. Subsequently, the …

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Comparison of different lipid extraction procedures applied to three microalgal species

Gorgich, M.; Mata, T. M.; Martins, A. A.; Branco-Vieira, M. - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 477-482

. However, current biorefinery methodologies are either too complex to extract the targeted components such as high … promising outcome to tune current biorefinery methodologies, enhancing product yield as well as decreasing potential hazards. …

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Outlook for ethanol production costs in Brazil up to 2030, for different biomass crops and industrial technologies

Jonker, J.G.G.; van der Hilst, F.; Junginger, H.M.; … - In: Applied Energy 147 (2015) C, pp. 593-610

This paper presents an economic outlook of the ethanol industry in Brazil considering different biomass feedstocks and different industrial processing options. A spreadsheet model was designed to account for different feedstocks and industrial processes, and expected trends in biomass yield,...

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Algae based biorefinery—How to make sense?

Trivedi, Jayati; Aila, Mounika; Bangwal, D.P.; Kaul, Savita - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 47 (2015) C, pp. 295-307

biorefinery feedstock. An effective biorefinery using algae can only be constructed through its integration with other industries …. To make sense of the algal biorefinery concept, there is a need to establish a proper connection between the various …

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