Biofuels versus climate change: Exploring potentials and challenges in the energy transition

RC Rial - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
In a scenario characterized by the constant rise of global temperatures and extreme climatic
events, the need for sustainable energy alternatives is urgent. Biofuels, derived from …

The potential of biofuels from first to fourth generation

P Cavelius, S Engelhart-Straub, N Mehlmer… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The steady increase in human population and a rising standard of living heighten global
demand for energy. Fossil fuels account for more than three-quarters of energy production …

Methanol fuel production, utilization, and techno-economy: a review

TJ Deka, AI Osman, DC Baruah… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Climate change and the unsustainability of fossil fuels are calling for cleaner energies such
as methanol as a fuel. Methanol is one of the simplest molecules for energy storage and is …

A concise review of current lignin production, applications, products and their environmental impact

DS Bajwa, G Pourhashem, AH Ullah… - Industrial Crops and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is the second most abundant natural material on the earth. Commercially, it is
generated as a waste product from the paper and ethanol production. The worldwide …

Photosynthetic semiconductor biohybrids for solar-driven biocatalysis

S Cestellos-Blanco, H Zhang, JM Kim, Y Shen… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Photosynthetic semiconductor biohybrids integrate the best attributes of biological whole-
cell catalysts and semiconducting nanomaterials. Enzymatic machinery enveloped in its …

Hydrogen and ethanol: production, storage, and transportation

Y Ma, XR Wang, T Li, J Zhang, J Gao, ZY Sun - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present paper provides insights into the feasibility of using hydrogen and bioethanol
blends as energy carriers in the foreseeable future upon discussions on the advantages and …

Biomass and lipid induction strategies in microalgae for biofuel production and other applications

H Alishah Aratboni, N Rafiei, R Garcia-Granados… - Microbial Cell …, 2019 - Springer
The use of fossil fuels has been strongly related to critical problems currently affecting
society, such as: global warming, global greenhouse effects and pollution. These problems …

[HTML][HTML] A review of electric bus vehicles research topics–Methods and trends

JA Manzolli, JP Trovao, CH Antunes - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The transportation sector accounts for a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions.
Hence, the electrification of this sector is a crucial contributor to the mitigation of global …

Biomass-based biorefineries: an important architype towards a circular economy

B Kumar, P Verma - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Fossil based resources are a major contributor to energy and chemicals to modern-day
development. The negative environmental impacts of fossil-based resources accompanied …