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A Polystyrene supported Scandium (III) microencapsulated Lewis acid catalyst for hydrothermal carbonization of glucose Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Betül Ercan, Miloš Auersvald, Lukáš Kejla, Kubilay Tekin, Pavel Šimáček, Selhan Karagöz
Hydrothermal carbonization of glucose in the absence and presence of recoverable solid polystyrene-supported microencapsulated Lewis acid catalyst has been carried out at 180 and 200 °C for 6, 12, and 24 h using either 0.25 g or 0.5 g of catalyst. The effects of temperature, residence time, and catalyst loading on the resulting hydrochars were investigated. At the lowest temperature (180 °C) and the
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Simulation of co-pyrolysis of coffee ground and waste polystyrene foam in a tilted-slide reactor Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Sang Kyu Choi, Yeon Seok Choi, Yeon Woo Jeong, So Young Han, Quynh Van Nguyen
Coffee ground is considered one of the promising biomass resources because it is one of the most popular beverages and has higher calorific value than other kinds of biomass. In the previous study on the fast pyrolysis of coffee ground, the viscosity of the pyrolysis oil was found to be very high and it was suggested to mix some amount of alcohol to reduce its viscosity. The quality of the pyrolysis
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance yield and photosynthesis of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) under extreme drought and alters the biomass composition of the host plant Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Binod Basyal, Berkley J. Walker
Drought is one of the major environmental stressors that affect plant growth and performance. To cope with such stresses most plants utilize belowground association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The AMF provide plants with nutrients and water in exchange for carbon fixed by their hosts. Very little is known about how this mutualism affect plant growth and physiology under extreme drought
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Long term study of cell wall saccharification and high added value phenolic acids production from Phalaris aquatica L. energy crop Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Ioannis A. Pappas, Emmanouil H. Papaioannou, Zoi Koukoura
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Exploring plausible contributions of end-use harvested wood products to store atmospheric carbon in China Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Jianheng Zhao, Xinyuan Wei, Jiaojiao Diao, Hua Chen, Shiran Lin, Zehui Zhu, Xiangyu Jiang, He Zhu
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Rice husk derived biogenic silica coated cotton as an effective, sustainable oil-water separation platform Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Sutapa Das, Vaibhav V. Goud
Oil-spills present a significant threat to the environmental marine bio-diversity. Conventional cleaning approaches such as skimming are costly. In this regard, alternative approaches utilizing functional nanoparticles (NP) are on the rise due to their effectiveness in separating the non-aqueous phase. This work presents a facile yet sustainable methodology using environmentally-friendly biogenic silica
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Low-temperature synthesized hierarchical porous carbon from waste hydrochar with super capacity for dye adsorption Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Shaojie Zhou, Anfu Hu, Jian Jiang, Jiaqi Tang, Guojun Zhou, Lingjun Zhu, Shurong Wang
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Laccase-mediator system for the ionic liquid-assisted treatment of a technical lignin with partial dissolution Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Carlos A. Pena, Lina F. Ballesteros, Héctor Rodríguez, Eva Rodil, José A. Teixeira, Michele Michelin
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Biochar and other carbonaceous materials used in steelmaking: Possibilities and synergies for power generation by direct carbon fuel cell Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Gianluca Dall’Osto, Davide Mombelli, Andrea Pittalis, Carlo Mapelli
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Bioenergy with carbon capture, storage and utilization: Potential technologies to mitigate climate change Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Prabakaran Ganeshan, Vigneswaran V S, Sarath C. Gowd, Rahul Mishra, Ekta Singh, Aman Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Karthik Rajendran
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Thermo-catalytic reforming of general waste to produce biofuels Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Hillary Onyishi, Johannes Neidel, Robert Daschner, Andreas Apfelbacher, Andreas Hornung
This work investigates the feasibility of extracting biofuels from general wastes, with significant non-recyclable and inorganic components, through the novel thermo-catalytic reforming (TCR®) technology. Two forms of general waste (Up-Sieve Material and Grey Compost) supplied by Risorse Ambiente Palermo (RAP) are studied. Each feedstock is shredded, pelletised and characterised. Analyses of the feedstock
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Techno-commercial viability of glycerol valorization to 1,2- and 1,3-propanediol using pinch technology Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Bhushan S. Shrirame, Abhishek R. Varma, Swagat Sabyasachi Sahoo, Kalyan Gayen, Sunil K. Maity
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The effect of calcium hydroxide on the storage behaviour of poplar wood chips in open-air piles Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Sabrina Dumfort, Hannes Lenz, Judith Ascher-Jenull, Claudia M.Oliveira Longa, Julia Zöhrer, Heribert Insam, Ralf Pecenka
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The effect of biochemical composition on the renewable crude oil produced from hydrothermal liquefaction of biosolids Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Jasim M. Al-juboori, David M. Lewis, Peter J. Ashman, Tony Hall, Philip J. van Eyk
The accumulation of biosolids has caused significant harmful pollutants and negatively impacted nearby ecosystems and communities, which requires immediate management and regulation. Biosolids are potentially a highly productive source of renewable crude. Hydrothermal liquefaction is a promising technique to convert biosolids into renewable crude oil. However, challenges exist with optimising the HTL
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Valorization of royal palm tree agroindustrial waste via pyrolysis with a focus on physicochemical properties, kinetic triplet, thermodynamic parameters, and volatile products Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-02 José Luiz Francisco Alves, Jean Constantino Gomes da Silva, Guilherme Davi Mumbach, Santiago Arias, José Geraldo A. Pacheco, Michele Di Domenico, Cintia Marangoni
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Enhancing carotenoid production and exploring the potential use of microalga Desmodesmus cf. pleiomorphus DSHM22 as a biodiesel feedstock through photoheterotrophic cultivation Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Eun Song Kim, Hyunji Ki, Chung Hyeon Lee, Sung Min An, Nam Seon Kang, Grace Choi, Ji Won Hong, Cheol-Ho Pan, Bum Soo Park, Kichul Cho
Improving biomass and value-added compound production is crucial for the industrial application of microalgae, achieved through the utilization of low-cost nutrients and various cultivation modes. This study aimed to enhance the biomass and biochemical production of the indigenous microalgae by comparing different cultivation modes. Among six algal strains obtained from the East Sea in South Korea
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Production of jet fuel range hydrocarbons using a magnetic Ni–Fe/SAPO-11 catalyst for solvent-free hydrodeoxygenation of jatropha oil Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Hongbiao Tang, Qiqi Dai, Yang Cao, Jin Li, Xiaocui Wei, Khalil Jibran, Shurong Wang
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Non-isothermal kinetics of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin degradation during cocoa bean shell pyrolysis Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Myriam Rojas, Diana Ruano, Estefania Orrego-Restrepo, Farid Chejne
The waste generated by the cocoa industry consists of lignocellulosic material that can be used as a source of energy. To investigate this potential, the pyrolysis of cacao bean shell (CBS) was analyzed through thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) using nitrogen as the carrier gas. The process was performed at four different heating rates (β1 = 20 °C min−1, β2 = 30 °C min−1, β3 = 40 °C min−1, and β4 = 50 °C min−1)
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Catalytic pyrolysis of olive pomace for biofuel production: Application of metal oxide-modified zeolite catalysts Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Ebrahim Balaghi Inaloo, Majid Saidi
Catalytic pyrolysis of olive pomace (OP) was studied in a quartz fixed bed reactor at 500 °C. Due to the presence of high amounts of oxygenated components (OC) in bio-oil, the aim of this research was upgrading of bio-oil to valuable biofuel. Synthesized MgO, CaO, NiO, and Co3O4 modified zeolite catalysts were examined at several catalysts to biomass (C/B) ratios (0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, and 5). Different
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India's renewable energy research and policies to phase down coal: Success after Paris agreement and possibilities post-Glasgow Climate Pact Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Kripal Singh, Ram Swaroop Meena, Sandeep Kumar, Shalini Dhyani, Seema Sheoran, Har Mohan Singh, Vinayak V. Pathak, Zaira Khalid, Anita Singh, Kapil Chopra, Somvir Bajar, Faiz Ahmad Ansari, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Sunita Varjani, Richa Kothari, Vineet Veer Tyagi, Bhaskar Singh, Chaeho Byun
In Paris Climate Agreement (COP 21) in December 2015, India committed to cut its carbon (C) emissions by 30–35% of its GDP (gross domestic product) and attain 40% of installed energy from renewables by 2030. In the Glasgow Climate Pact (COP 26), an agreement developed at COP26 of UNFCCC in November 2021, India committed to enhancing its renewable energy (RE) capacity to 500 GW and installing 50% of
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The effect of hemicellulose pre-extraction on the wood viscoelasticity and its implications on the fiber separation mechanism in Chemi-mechanical pulping Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Rongrong Liu, Yushuai Sun, Fansheng Meng, Yueping Wang, Feifan Zhai, Qun Li
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Exploring the potential of conventional and flash pyrolysis methods for the valorisation of grape seed and chestnut shell biomass from agri-food industry waste Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 R. Pardo, L. Taboada-Ruiz, E. Fuente, B. Ruiz, M. Díaz-Somoano, L.F. Calvo, S. Paniagua
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Sustainability of bioenergy – Mapping the risks & benefits to inform future bioenergy systems Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Andrew James Welfle, Alberto Almena, Muhammad Naveed Arshad, Scott William Banks, Isabela Butnar, Katie Jane Chong, SamuelJ.G. Cooper, Helen Daly, Samira Garcia Freites, Fatih Güleç, Christopher Hardacre, Robert Holland, Lan Lan, Chai Siah Lee, Peter Robertson, Rebecca Rowe, Anita Shepherd, Nathan Skillen, Silvia Tedesco, Patricia Thornley, Mirjam Röder
Bioenergy is widely included in energy strategies for its GHG mitigation potential. Bioenergy technologies will likely have to be deployed at scale to meet decarbonisation targets, and consequently biomass will have to be increasingly grown/mobilised. Sustainability risks associated with bioenergy may intensify with increasing deployment and where feedstocks are sourced through international trade
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Effect of wood gasification biochar on soil physicochemical properties and enzyme activities, and on crop yield in a wheat-production system with sub-alkaline soil Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Nora Baldoni, Matteo Francioni, Laura Trozzo, Marco Toderi, Flavio Fornasier, Paride D'Ottavio, Giuseppe Corti, Stefania Cocco
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New methods to increase microalgae biomass in anaerobic cattle wastewater and the effects on lipids production Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-05 Denise Salvador de Souza, Alice Lomeu, Olívia Brito de Oliveira Moreira, Marcone Augusto Leal de Oliveira, Henrique Vieira de Mendonça
In the present study, the microalgae Spirulina platensis DRH 20 was cultivated in 4 photobioreactors with lighting intensity of 330 (±13.2) μmol m−2 s−1, 24 h d−1. No additives were added in PBR 1, while CO2 and phosphoric acid (pH control) were added in PBR 2, phosphoric acid was added in PBR 3, and CO2 was added in PBR 4. Dry biomass reached a maximum of 20.7 g L−1 and productivity reached a maximum
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Tree height-diameter, aboveground and belowground biomass allometries for two West African mangrove species Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-05 Serge M.G. Zanvo, Sylvanus Mensah, Kolawolé V. Salako, Romain Glèlè Kakaï
Accurate estimation of biomass and carbon stocks in mangrove forests is a prerequisite for a better understanding of their role in climate regulation. Allometric equations remain appropriate tools in this context but are lacking for many mangrove species and sites across Africa. In this study, we destructively sampled 68 individual trees of the two dominant West African mangrove species (Rhizophora
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Corrigendum to “Nickel nano-particles confined in ZSM-5 framework as an efficient catalyst for selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived monomers” [Biomass Bioenergy 157 (2022) 106350] Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Bhavna Saini, Anup Prakash Tathod, Jitendra Diwakar, Selvamani Arumugam, Nagabhatla Viswanadham
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Effects of particle size on the pyrolysis of spruce and poplar: Thermogravimetric analyses, DAEM modelling, validation, and prediction of secondary charring Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-29 Yong Tian, Patrick Perré
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Biogas upgrading through calcium looping: Experimental validation and study of CO2 capture Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-30 Francisco M. Baena-Moreno, Daofeng Mei, Henrik Leion, David Pallarès
The calcium looping technology is one of the most promising technologies for capturing and storing CO2. This technology has been evaluated with a variety of sorbents and conditions in previous works, but the inlet CO2-ladden gas has typically been a flue gas from combustion, which typically has a composition of 10–20% CO2 and 80–90% N2. On the other side, the performance of the calcium looping process
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Attitudes and perceptions of wood energy technologies in the Great Lakes region, USA Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Emily S. Huff, Sarah Mittlefehldt, Erin Bunting, Joseph Welsh
This paper explores social acceptance of different wood-based energy applications in the Great Lakes region in the Upper Midwest, USA. Specifically, the paper examines attitudes and perceptions towards residential wood burning, commercial-scale wood boilers for heat, combined heat and power (CHP) facilities, and industrial power generation in Michigan. In 2021, we conducted a state-wide survey (n = 207)
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Kinetic modelling and improvement of methane production from the anaerobic co-digestion of swine manure and cassava bagasse Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-23 Gabriele Kuhn Dupont, Morgana Maciél Oliveira, Naiara Jacita Clerici, Carolina Grings Serafini, Daniel Joner Daroit, Bruno München Wenzel
Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) is a promising biotechnological approach for the management of livestock and agro-industrial wastes with the concomitant production of renewable energy. This study investigated methane production during batch AcoD of swine manure (SM) and different amounts of cassava bagasse (CB), using Na2CO3 to adjust initial pH (8.0) and as buffering agent. The highest methane yield
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Kinetic and thermodynamic studies on the esterification of oleic acid with methanol over sulfonated biochar catalyst derived from waste tea dregs Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Hadeer S. El Saey, Ahmed O. Abo EL Naga, Mohamed El Saied, Seham A. Shaban, Soha A. Abdel-Gawad, S.A. Salih
Tea dregs, an abundant and easily found bio-waste, were utilized as a precursor to developing acid biochar (SO3H-TDAC) that was used as a catalyst in producing biodiesel through oleic acid (OA) esterification with methanol. SO3H-TDAC catalysts were prepared through the consecutive carbonization–sulfonation two-step method. The catalyst with the highest sulfonic acid density was obtained at a carbonization
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Enhancement of methane production from livestock manure with pre-treatments based in fungi of genus Pleurotus Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Begoña Mayans, Rafael Antón-Herrero, Carlos García-Delgado, Nely Carreras, Laura Delgado-Moreno, Consuelo Escolástico, Rocío Millán, Enrique Eymar
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Wet air oxidation of HTL aqueous waste Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-22 Uriah J. Kilgore, Senthil Subramaniam, Samuel P. Fox, Dylan J. Cronin, Mond F. Guo, Andrew J. Schmidt, Karthikeyan K. Ramasamy, Michael R. Thorson
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Natural fermentation as an inoculation strategy for dark fermentation of Ulva spp. hydrolysate Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-16
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Impact of large-scale Bio-CCS deployment on forest biomass competition and forest industry production Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Junhui Hu, Eirik Ogner Jåstad, Torjus Folsland Bolkesjø, Per Kristian Rørstad
This study investigates the implications of large-scale Bio-CCS deployment on forest-based biofuel, kraft pulp, and district heating production, focusing on the resulting biomass competition. Using the Nordic Forest Sector Model (NFSM) with a Bio-CCS add-on, we integrate negative emission trading into the EU Emissions Trading System across a range of CO2 price levels. The findings reveal that biofuel
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Green and sustainable biomass supply chain for environmental, social and economic benefits Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Moonmoon Hiloidhari, Marjia Afroz Sharno, D.C. Baruah, Achintya N. Bezbaruah
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Effective conversion of corn stalk into ethyl levulinate and crude lignin catalyzed by ionic liquids Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Xiaoqi Lin, Kaisen Jiang, Xuebin Liu, Hongyan Bi, Tianya Li, Dezhi Han, Qinqin Zhang
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Direct CO2 capture from air using char from pyrolysis of digestate solid Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Cui Quan, Yuqi Zhou, Ningbo Gao, Tianhua Yang, Jiawei Wang, Chunfei Wu
Digestate solid is a waste produced by biogas plants. It has a promising potential for the application of direct capture of CO2 from the air. In this study, digestate soild was carbonised under different temperatures to obtain digestate char. The carbon capture performance using the produced digestate char was further explored. Firstly, the structural properties of the prepared digestate char were
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Fire-killed forest biomass for mills and communities and bioenergy GHG impacts Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 C.E. Smyth, B. Hudson, J. Metsaranta, C. Howard, M. Fellows, W.A. Kurz
We examine the supply chains of post-fire salvage harvest to 28 mills or 10 communities in British Columbia, Canada, and assess the net change in GHG emissions for community bioenergy and biofuels, relative to a ‘do-nothing’ baseline with fossil fuel use. Lowest-cost supply chains for post-fire salvage had largest hauled biomass for mills in the southern interior of the province, with mills in close
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Valorization of water hyacinth biomass for bio-oil production using a novel combinatorial approach of UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation process pretreatment and catalytic fast pyrolysis over ZSM-5 Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Bo Zhang, Siying Zhong, Jie Fang, Xinhua Gao, Shiliang Wu, Qing Xu, Huiyan Zhang
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The role of social support on midwestern farmers’ willingness to grow perennial bioenergy crops Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Boming Yang, Pan Yang, Emma Golub, Ximing Cai
The lack of farmers' willingness to grow perennial bioenergy crops (PBCs) presents a critical barrier to the emergence of cellulosic biofuel production. The willingness relies on a complex network of economic, environmental, and social drivers, among which the influence of social factors (e.g., the influence of neighborhood, community, and communication) is less understood. This study addresses this
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Nematode abundances and community diversity under energy crop (maize and sainfoin) cultivation in annual and perennial cropping systems Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Pascaline Diale Dioh Lobe, Gunda Schulte auf'm Erley, Frank Höppner, Stefan Schrader
Despite conservation efforts and increased awareness, the loss of soil biodiversity goes on across a wide range of ecosystems. Since soil function and structure depend mainly on the state of the biological communities, the soil quality assessment and disturbance in annual vs. perennial cropping systems is done with the help of indicators such as nematodes. Agricultural practices like mix cropping causes
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Synergistic β-glucosidases for improving cellulases recyclability and biomass enzymatic saccharification in wheat straw Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Custan G. Fernandes, Sneha C. Sawant, Tejal A. Mule, Vishwanath S. Khadye, Annamma A. Odaneth
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Epoxidized Malaysian Elaeis guineensis palm kernel oil trimethylolpropane polyol ester as green renewable biolubricants Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Jumat Salimon, Nadia Salih
Green renewable biolubricants base stock based on polyol triester of epoxidized Malaysian Elaeis guineensis palm kernel oil and trimethylolpropane was produced and optimized by D-optimal design of response surface methodology. The in-situ generated performic acid catalyst was used to epoxidize the palm kernel oil polyol triester (PKO-TMPE). The epoxidation process was improved and the subsequent epoxidized
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The effect of pretreatment choice on cellulosic ethanol production from sugarcane straw: An insight into environmental impact profile and GHG emissions mitigation potential in Brazil Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Guilherme Pessoa Nogueira, Thayse Aparecida Dourado Hernandes, Gabriel Palma Petrielli, Mateus Ferreira Chagas, Tassia Lopes Junqueira, Marcelle McManus, David Leak, Telma Teixeira Franco, Marina Oliveira de Souza Dias, Carla Kazue Nakao Cavaliero
The exploration of residual lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production is crucial to achieve significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation within the following decades, translating to diminished agricultural environmental impact and land-use change dynamics. On the other hand, cellulosic ethanol production pathways are typically resource-intensive, in energy and chemical terms, which directly
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Suitability of Salicaceae genotypes to produce biomass using industrial wastewater Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 R. Pradana, I. González, N. Oliveira, B.D. González-González, I. de Bustamante, H. Sixto
Water circularity is a challenge which must be met to guarantee the sustainability of this resource. Woody biomass is another resource of interest for the bioeconomy, which has multiple uses and acts as a carbon sink. Combining both aspects involves establishing wastewater irrigated plantations, the so-called Vegetation Filters. The aim in this research was to contribute towards assessing the suitability
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Biomass waste fern leaves as a material for a sustainable method of activated carbon production for CO2 capture Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-24 Jarosław Serafin, Bartosz Dziejarski, Xavier Vendrell, Karolina Kiełbasa, Beata Michalkiewicz
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Genetic variation for bioenergy traits within and among lowland switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) crosses Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Surya L. Shrestha, Fred L. Allen, Ken Goddard, Hem S. Bhandari, Gary E. Bates
Cellulosic biomass derived from switchgrass can be an alternative source to produce renewable bioenergy. However, bioenergy production from switchgrass is not economically viable unless genotypes with high yield potential and acceptable biofuel quality are available. To identify switchgrass genotypes with good biofuel quality, ten high biomass yielding hybrid populations derived from crosses between
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Efficient bioflocculation and biodiesel production of microalgae Asterococcus limneticus on streptomyces two-stage co-cultivation strategy Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Manogaran Lakshmikandan, A.G. Murugesan, Fuad Ameen, Cherdsak Maneeruttanarungroj, Shuang Wang
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A green process for biodiesel and hydrogen coproduction from waste oils with a magnetic metal-organic framework derived material Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Wen-jie Cong, Jian Yang, Jianguo Zhang, Zhen Fang, Zheng-diao Miao
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Enhancement of quality and quantity of woody biomass produced in forests using machine learning algorithms Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Wei Peng, Omid Karimi Sadaghiani
Forest is considered a significant source of woody biomass production. Sustainable production of wood, lower emittance of CO2 from burning, and lower amount of sulfur and heavy metals are the advantages of wood rather than fossil fuels. The quality and quantity of woody biomass production are a function of some operations including genetic modifications, high-quality forestry, evaluation, monitoring
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Influence of sodium hypochlorite/ultrasonic pretreatment on sewage sludge and subsequent hydrothermal liquefaction: Study on reaction mechanism and properties of bio-oil Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Shuo Zhang, Xiangyu Guo, Zhe Zhu, Zhiqiang Sun, Jinjun Yang, Junying Zhao, Lie Shen, Lasse Rosendahl, Guanyi Chen
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Global warming and human health effects of wood heating life cycle in the Grand-Est region in France Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 M. Zgheib, G. Quaranta, V. Tschamber, G. Trouvé
In France, residential wood heating represents 52% of the share of energy produced from renewable resources for heat production. The forest of the Grand Est region (FR) covers one third of the regional territory and 12% of the national forest area. The main purpose of this study is to assess and to compare the global warming and the human health effects of the wood energy sector at domestic and regional
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Ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from blueberry leaves using natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) for the valorization of agrifood wastes Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 María Santos-Martín, Juan Cubero-Cardoso, Raúl González-Domínguez, Esperanza Cortés-Triviño, Ana Sayago, Juan Urbano, Ángeles Fernández-Recamales
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Evaluation and enhancement of hydrogen production from Vietnamese macroalgae in the single-stage of dark fermentation and microbial electrolysis cell Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Thi Pham Phan, Tuan Loi Nguyen, Phan Khanh Thinh Nguyen
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Efficient depolymerization of alkali lignin to monophenols using one-step synthesized Cu–Ni bimetallic catalysts inlaid in homologous biochar Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Jiubing Zhang, Bo Chen, Yuanyuan Ge, Zhili Li
The efficient depolymerization of lignin for the production of high-value chemicals is essential for the development of a sustainable and competitive biorefinery. In this study, we report the preparation of homologous biochar-supported inlaid Cu–Ni catalysts (CuxNiy/BC) using a one-step method, and their application for lignin depolymerization in mild water without the need for external hydrogen, additives