Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy: hydrogen and methanol economies, fuels from biomass, and related topics

A Kumar, P Daw, D Milstein - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the world pledges to significantly cut carbon emissions, the demand for sustainable and
clean energy has now become more important than ever. This includes both production and …

Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), green alternatives to petroleum-based plastics: a review

AZ Naser, I Deiab, BM Darras - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In spite of the fact that petroleum-based plastics are convenient in terms of fulfilling the
performance requirements of many applications, they contribute significantly to a number of …

Environmental outcomes of the US renewable fuel standard

TJ Lark, NP Hendricks, A Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) specifies the use of biofuels in the United States and
thereby guides nearly half of all global biofuel production, yet outcomes of this keystone …

Environmental sustainability of biofuels: a review

HK Jeswani, A Chilvers… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biofuels are being promoted as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels as they could help to
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the related climate change impact from …

Land-use emissions embodied in international trade

C Hong, H Zhao, Y Qin, JA Burney, J Pongratz… - Science, 2022 - science.org
International trade separates consumption of goods from related environmental impacts,
including greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land-use change (together …

Machine learning methods for modelling the gasification and pyrolysis of biomass and waste

S Ascher, I Watson, S You - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, the use of machine learning (ML) methods to model biomass
and waste gasification/pyrolysis has increased rapidly. Only 70 papers were published in …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental performance comparison of bioplastics and petrochemical plastics: A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodological decisions

G Bishop, D Styles, PNL Lens - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
There is currently a shift from petrochemical to bio-based plastics (bioplastics). The
application of comprehensive and appropriately designed LCA studies are imperative to …

Life cycle assessment of carbon dioxide removal technologies: a critical review

T Terlouw, C Bauer, L Rosa, M Mazzotti - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A large number of prospective climate scenarios rely on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
technologies to limit global warming below 2° C. To date, however, a comprehensive …

“Drop-in” fuel production from biomass: Critical review on techno-economic feasibility and sustainability

H Kargbo, JS Harris, AN Phan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the technological and economical feasibilities as well as sustainable
assessment of approaches (thermochemical and biochemical) applied for sustainable “drop …

[HTML][HTML] The potential land requirements and related land use change emissions of solar energy

DJ Van de Ven, I Capellan-Peréz, I Arto, I Cazcarro… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Although the transition to renewable energies will intensify the global competition for land,
the potential impacts driven by solar energy remain unexplored. In this work, the potential …