Blind spots in energy transition policy: Case studies from Germany and USA
Energy Reports, 2019 Energy transitions aim at economic prosperity through ‘green-collar’ job-creation, greater energy ‘independence’, and/or reduced emissions. These objectives imply creating policy-supported national renewable technology industries, ideally reducing clean ...
Amro M. Elshurafa +2 more
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Intensifying biofuel production using a novel bionic flow-induced peristaltic reactor: biodiesel production as a case study [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2022 Intensification of biofuel production processes could play a critical role in boosting the economic and environmental features of the whole process. A novel bionic flow-induced peristaltic reactor with a high conversion rate is constructed to realize ...
Jianyu Wang +6 more
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Advances in Climate Change Research, 2014 We have arrived at a critical juncture when it comes to understanding the numerous ways in which trade interacts with climate change and energy (trade-climate-energy nexus).
Joachim Monkelbaan
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Pyrolysis of low-value waste sawdust over low-cost catalysts: physicochemical characterization of pyrolytic oil and value-added biochar [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2022 The present work deals with an experimental investigation into the generation and characterization of pyrolytic oil and biochar from Sal wood sawdust (SW).
Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Kaustubha Mohanty
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Bioethanol production from edible insect excreta: a case study on frass from house crickets [PDF]
Biofuel Research JournalHouse crickets are among the most promising edible insect species for inclusion in future agri-food systems. Their appeal stems from environmentally sustainable rearing practices, a high nutritional value, and a long history of traditional use as food ...
Marios Psarianos +5 more
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Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 2021 Ensuring efficient and clean combustion performance of liquid-fueled engines requires comprehension of the influence of fuel composition and properties on flame behavior, such as flame liftoff height (LOH) and lean blowout limit (LBO).
Radi Alsulami +4 more
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Techno-economic and environmental assessment of a sugarcane biorefinery: direct and indirect production pathways of biobased adipic acid [PDF]
Biofuel Research JournalAdipic acid (ADA) is a highly valuable industrial dicarboxylic acid used largely as a precursor of nylon 6,6 production. It is currently synthesized via a petrochemical process that accounts for over 80% of the global industrial N2O emissions.
Manasseh Sikazwe +2 more
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Measurements of the laminar flame speed of premixed, hydrogen-air-argon stagnation flames
Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 2021 As the foundation for detailed hierarchical combustion chemistry models, the accuracy of the hydrogen oxidation mechanism is paramount to achieve truly predictive models.
Antoine Durocher +3 more
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Enhancing lignocellulosic biorefinery sustainability: mechanisms and optimization of microwave-responsive deep eutectic solvents for rapid delignification [PDF]
Biofuel Research JournalAttaining sustainability and carbon neutrality necessitates a transition towards cleaner biorefinery, while the exploitation of sustainable and eco-friendly pretreatment techniques, as a pivotal stage in lignocellulose biorefinery, represents a challenge.
Huan Wang +6 more
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Cumulative energy effect in the shock-discontinuity interaction under real-gas conditions
Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 2021 A recently proposed technique for improving ignition timing is investigated for real-gas effects. A correction to the model describing the cumulative energy effect in the presence of the shock-discontinuity interaction was done by re-considering the ...
A. Markhotok
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