Publications related to Second-generation biofuels

Application of Ionic Liquids in the Downstream Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Ning Yan, Sviatlana Siankevich

Chemical transformations of lignocellulosic substrates to valuable platform chemicals are challenging as lignin and cellulose have high thermal and chemical stabilities. However, certain ionic liquids are able to dissolve and deconstruct biomass and, in th ...

Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft2015

First developments towards closing the nutrient cycle in a biofuel production process

Christian Ludwig, Frédéric Vogel, Gaël Peng, Mariluz Bagnoud

Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of microalgae is a promising technology offering production of biofuels in a sustainable way. Thanks to the supercritical conditions applied, the recycling of water and nutrients including carbon capture becomes feasible(1-2 ...

Elsevier Science Bv2015

Multi-objective optimization of SNG production from microalgae through hydrothermal gasification

François Maréchal, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Alberto Mian

The conversion of microalgae biomass into biofuels is a quite well explored field of research. Due to high photosynthetic efficiency, microalgae are considered as a potential feedstock for next-generations biofuel conversion processes. This paper addresses ...

2015

Furfural production from empty fruit bunch - A biorefinery approach

Edgard Gnansounou, Jegannathan Kenthorai Raman

Biofuels production from agriculture residues is gaining much attention in Brazil due to agriculture residue availability, environmental benign properties of the fuel and, the capacity to improve rural development. However, for consideration of rational us ...

Elsevier2015

Comparative techno-economic assessment and LCA of selected integrated sugarcane-based biorefineries

Edgard Gnansounou, Elia Mercedes Ruiz Pachon, Pavel Vaskan

This work addresses the economic and environmental performance of integrated biorefineries based on sugarcane juice and residues. Four multiproduct scenarios were considered; two from sugar mills and the others from ethanol distilleries. They are integrate ...

Elsevier2015

Optimum Biorefinery Pathways Selection Using the Integer-Cuts Constraint Method Applied to a MILP Problem

François Maréchal, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Alberto Mian, Stefano Maronese

Biorefineries are multi-product facilities that convert biomass into a broad variety of products (energy, biofuels, chemicals, feed, and food). In this paper, a new systematic approach to select and rank different biorefinery conversion pathways is propose ...

2015

Harvesting of Chlorella sorokiniana by co-culture with the filamentous fungus Isaria fumosorosea: A potential sustainable feedstock for hydrothermal gasification

Christof Holliger, Jean-Paul Schwitzguebel, Eduardo Pereira Gomes, Stephen Mackay

Despite recent advances in down-stream processing, production of microalgae remains substantially limited because of economical reasons. Harvesting and dewatering are the most energy-intensive processing steps in their production and contribute 20–30% of t ...

Elsevier2015

Comparative Evaluation of Three Sugarcane Supply Strategies in Colombia: Logistics, Energy and GHG Emissions

François Maréchal, Jairo Alexander Lozano Moreno

Sugarcane-based ethanol in Colombia has a prospective opportunity to explore the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass taking into account that a large amount of generated residues (between 50 and 100 t/ha) are left on the field after green ha ...

2015

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Second-generation biofuels

Application of Ionic Liquids in the Downstream Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Process systems engineering studies for the synthesis of catalytic biomass-to-fuels strategies

First developments towards closing the nutrient cycle in a biofuel production process

Multi-objective optimization of SNG production from microalgae through hydrothermal gasification

Furfural production from empty fruit bunch - A biorefinery approach

Comparative techno-economic assessment and LCA of selected integrated sugarcane-based biorefineries

Optimum Biorefinery Pathways Selection Using the Integer-Cuts Constraint Method Applied to a MILP Problem

Harvesting of Chlorella sorokiniana by co-culture with the filamentous fungus Isaria fumosorosea: A potential sustainable feedstock for hydrothermal gasification

Comparative Evaluation of Three Sugarcane Supply Strategies in Colombia: Logistics, Energy and GHG Emissions

Structural Modification of Ni/gamma-Al2O3 with Boron for Enhanced Carbon Resistance during CO Methanation

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Process systems engineering studies for the synthesis of catalytic biomass-to-fuels strategies

Multi-objective optimization of SNG production from microalgae through hydrothermal gasification

First developments towards closing the nutrient cycle in a biofuel production process

Furfural production from empty fruit bunch - A biorefinery approach

Comparative techno-economic assessment and LCA of selected integrated sugarcane-based biorefineries

Comparative Evaluation of Three Sugarcane Supply Strategies in Colombia: Logistics, Energy and GHG Emissions

Optimum Biorefinery Pathways Selection Using the Integer-Cuts Constraint Method Applied to a MILP Problem

Application of Ionic Liquids in the Downstream Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Structural Modification of Ni/gamma-Al2O3 with Boron for Enhanced Carbon Resistance during CO Methanation

Harvesting of Chlorella sorokiniana by co-culture with the filamentous fungus Isaria fumosorosea: A potential sustainable feedstock for hydrothermal gasification