Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Biomass-derived jet (bio-jet) fuel has become a key element in the aviation industry׳ s
strategy to reduce operating costs and environmental impacts. Researchers from the oil …

The aviation sector contributes with 2% of the total anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, and
predictions estimate that air traffic will double in the next 20 years, doubling fuel …

Natural molecular biomass plays an important role in the field of renewable polymers, as
they can be directly used or derivatized as monomers for controlled polymerization, in a way …

An accelerating global energy demand, paired with the harmful environmental effects of
fossil fuels, has triggered the search for alternative, renewable energy sources. Biofuels are …

This highlight discusses the recent progress aimed at maximizing the potential of biomass
for commodity monomers and polymers. These efforts are no longer solely academic issues …

Concerns about depleting fossil fuels and global warming effects are pushing our society to
search for new renewable sources of energy with the potential to substitute coal, natural gas …

This study summarizes the detailed techno-economic analysis of the ethanol-to-jet (ETJ)
process based on two different feedstocks (corn grain and corn stover) at the plant scale of …

The increasing demand for petroleum-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) grows
population impacts daily. A greener and more sustainable raw material, lignocellulose, is a …

There is a global trend of substitution of fossil fuels for renewable energy sources, which are
preferred by reasons including sustainability, reduction of greenhouse gases that contribute …