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Catalytic cracking of wax esters extracted from Euglena gracilis for hydrocarbon fuel production 10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.03.004 2018-03-13 Wax esters (WEs) synthesized by Euglena gracilis are potential sources for alternative fuels because of their high productivity, recent success in mass cultivation, and low energy consumption in extraction. In this study, deoxygenation of Euglena WE and conve...
Fermentable sugars production from peach tree prunings: Response surface model optimization of NaOH alkaline pretreatment 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.12.032 2018-02-19 Among lignocellulosic residues, peach tree prunings are widely abundant in Italy, due to an extensive production and a high yield of prunings per cultivated hectare; thus, it represents an interesting feedstock for no food derived ethanol. In the whole produc...
Mechanisms and indicators for assessing the impact of biofuel feedstock production on ecosystem services 10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.01.024 2018-02-13 Biofuel feedstock production can be a significant driver of landscape modification, ecosystem change and biodiversity loss. There is growing body of literature that shows how biofuel landscapes provide various ecosystem services (e.g., feedstock for fuel, car...
Influence of chipping system on chipper performance and wood chip particle size obtained from peach prunings 10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.01.002 2018-02-01 Many obstacles hamper the full exploitation of pruning residues for energy. Among these, harvesting is a crucial point in the development of a sustainable supply, because it greatly affects the quality of the fuel and profitability of production. In normal fo...
Evaluating social sustainability of bioeconomy value chains through integrated use of local and global methods 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.12.019 2018-01-17 A bioeconomy is an economic system, which replaces fossil resources with renewable biological resources. As strategies are implemented, new bio-based value chains are created and others expand to replace fossil fuel based supply chains. Understanding the sust...
Cynara cardunculus L. as a biomass and multi-purpose crop: A review of 30 years of research 10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.01.001 2018-01-12 This review covers 30 years on cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.); a perennial plant adapted to the Mediterranean climate conditions of low rainfall and hot dry summers. Its potential as a non-food agricultural crop for set-aside lands and the excellent biomass ...
Catalytic conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethyfural over Fe/β zeolites with extra-framework isolated Fe species in a biphasic reaction system 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.12.007 2017-12-18 A series of Fe/β zeolite catalysts with various Fe/Al ratios were prepared by liquid ion-exchanged method and were characterized by N2 adsorption, XRD, UV–Vis DRS, EPR, NH3-TPD, and FTIR of pyridine adsorption techniques. The catalysts were used to catalyze t...
Extraction of Acutodesmus obliquus lipids using a mixture of ethanol and hexane as solvent 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.10.035 2017-12-18 One of the difficulties of using microalgae for the production of biofuels is the development of an efficient and economically feasible process for oil extraction from these unicellular organisms. Current methodologies involve toxic solvents (such as chlorofo...
Use of ethanol with triolein for fatty acid ethyl ester as biodiesel fuel in a Novozym® 435 fixed-bed reactor 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.11.023 2017-12-12 The biodiesel fuel ethyl oleate (fatty acid ethyl ester, FAEE) was produced using Novozym® 435 (immobilized lipase) by transesterification of a mixture of ethanol and triolein in a fixed-bed reactor operated in circulating batch mode. The miscibility of the m...
Life cycle air quality impacts on human health from potential switchgrass production in the United States 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.10.031 2017-11-23 Switchgrass is a promising bioenergy feedstock, but industrial-scale production may lead to negative environmental effects. This study considers one such potential consequence: the life cycle monetized damages to human health from air pollution. We estimate i...

Catalytic cracking of wax esters extracted from Euglena gracilis for hydrocarbon fuel production

10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.03.004

2018-03-13

Wax esters (WEs) synthesized by Euglena gracilis are potential sources for alternative fuels because of their high productivity, recent success in mass cultivation, and low energy consumption in extraction. In this study, deoxygenation of Euglena WE and conve...

Fermentable sugars production from peach tree prunings: Response surface model optimization of NaOH alkaline pretreatment

10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.12.032

2018-02-19

Among lignocellulosic residues, peach tree prunings are widely abundant in Italy, due to an extensive production and a high yield of prunings per cultivated hectare; thus, it represents an interesting feedstock for no food derived ethanol. In the whole produc...

Mechanisms and indicators for assessing the impact of biofuel feedstock production on ecosystem services

10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.01.024

2018-02-13

Biofuel feedstock production can be a significant driver of landscape modification, ecosystem change and biodiversity loss. There is growing body of literature that shows how biofuel landscapes provide various ecosystem services (e.g., feedstock for fuel, car...

Influence of chipping system on chipper performance and wood chip particle size obtained from peach prunings

10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.01.002

2018-02-01

Many obstacles hamper the full exploitation of pruning residues for energy. Among these, harvesting is a crucial point in the development of a sustainable supply, because it greatly affects the quality of the fuel and profitability of production. In normal fo...

Evaluating social sustainability of bioeconomy value chains through integrated use of local and global methods

10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.12.019

2018-01-17

A bioeconomy is an economic system, which replaces fossil resources with renewable biological resources. As strategies are implemented, new bio-based value chains are created and others expand to replace fossil fuel based supply chains. Understanding the sust...

Cynara cardunculus L. as a biomass and multi-purpose crop: A review of 30 years of research

10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.01.001

2018-01-12

This review covers 30 years on cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.); a perennial plant adapted to the Mediterranean climate conditions of low rainfall and hot dry summers. Its potential as a non-food agricultural crop for set-aside lands and the excellent biomass ...

Catalytic conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethyfural over Fe/β zeolites with extra-framework isolated Fe species in a biphasic reaction system

10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.12.007

2017-12-18

A series of Fe/β zeolite catalysts with various Fe/Al ratios were prepared by liquid ion-exchanged method and were characterized by N2 adsorption, XRD, UV–Vis DRS, EPR, NH3-TPD, and FTIR of pyridine adsorption techniques. The catalysts were used to catalyze t...

Extraction of Acutodesmus obliquus lipids using a mixture of ethanol and hexane as solvent

10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.10.035

2017-12-18

One of the difficulties of using microalgae for the production of biofuels is the development of an efficient and economically feasible process for oil extraction from these unicellular organisms. Current methodologies involve toxic solvents (such as chlorofo...

Use of ethanol with triolein for fatty acid ethyl ester as biodiesel fuel in a Novozym® 435 fixed-bed reactor

10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.11.023

2017-12-12

The biodiesel fuel ethyl oleate (fatty acid ethyl ester, FAEE) was produced using Novozym® 435 (immobilized lipase) by transesterification of a mixture of ethanol and triolein in a fixed-bed reactor operated in circulating batch mode. The miscibility of the m...

Life cycle air quality impacts on human health from potential switchgrass production in the United States

10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.10.031

2017-11-23

Switchgrass is a promising bioenergy feedstock, but industrial-scale production may lead to negative environmental effects. This study considers one such potential consequence: the life cycle monetized damages to human health from air pollution. We estimate i...