Concept
Biofuel
Related publications (160)
Development of Sustainable Carbohydrate-Based Solvents by Acetal Functionalisation of Biomass
Organic solvents are ubiquitous in industrial and domestic applications from the production of pharmaceuticals to household consumer products. The negative impact of most traditional solvents, especially aprotic types, on the environment, health, and safet ...
EPFL2024Stability and degradation of (oxy)nitride photocatalysts for solar water splitting
Sophia Haussener, Franky Esteban Bedoya Lora
Advancing towards alternative technologies for the sustainable production of hydrogen is a necessity for the successful integration of this potentially green fuel in the future. Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting are promising concepts ...
2024Leveraging industrial biorefineries for the energy transition
François Maréchal, Julia Granacher
Biorefineries hold the potential to provide products and energy carriers at reduced environmental impact compared to their fossil-based counterparts. Thus, they can contribute to the decarbonization of sectors in which electrification of demands is challen ...
London2023Biomass to energy: a machine learning model for optimum gasification pathways
Berend Smit, Susana Garcia Lopez, Kevin Maik Jablonka
Biomass is a highly versatile renewable resource for decarbonizing energy systems. Gasification is a promising conversion technology that can transform biomass into multiple energy carriers to produce heat, electricity, biofuels, or chemicals. At present, ...
Cambridge2023Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Ammonia Production From Residual Bagasse Gasification: A Decarbonization Pathway for Nitrogen Fertilizers
This work evaluates the potential to produce synthetic nitrogen fertilizers by using sugarcane bagasse gasification in the São Paulo state, Brazil, aiming to increase the economic revenues and to decarbonize a chemical sector traditionally based on natural ...
2022