[HTML][HTML] The state of renewable energy development in South Africa: An overview

OM Akinbami, SR Oke, MO Bodunrin - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The rising energy demand has started to overwhelm the existing power generating plants in
South Africa. Also, the conventional electricity generating plants are largely responsible for …

Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic polysaccharides to commodity biochemicals: a review

F Pattnaik, S Tripathi, BR Patra, S Nanda… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
The applications of green chemistry and industrial bioprocessing are becoming more
popular to address concerns of pollution, climate change, global warming, circular …

Microalgae starch: A promising raw material for the bioethanol production

JL da Maia, JS Cardoso… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethanol is currently the most successful biofuel and can be produced from microalgal
biomass (third-generation). Ethanol from microalgal biomass has advantages because it …

Improved performance, combustion and emissions of SI engine fuelled with butanol: A review

I Veza, MFM Said, ZA Latiff - International Journal of Automotive …, 2020 - journal.ump.edu.my
Several studies on ethanol as a biofuel have been comprehensively carried out. Today, a
growing interest in longer chain alcohols has emerged due to their favourable physical and …

Utilization of bamboo biomass as a biofuels feedstocks: Process optimization with yeast immobilization and the sequential fermentation of glucose and xylose

Y Song, YG Lee, DS Lee, DT Nguyen, HJ Bae - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Tropicalization of temperate climate zones due to global warming causes the destruction of
ecosystems because it encourages the spread of invasive plant species such as bamboo …

Consolidated bioprocessing of hydrogen production from agave biomass by Clostridium acetobutylicum and bovine ruminal fluid

TK Morales-Martínez, MA Medina-Morales… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The biological production of H 2 represents a renewable and eco-friendly energy alternative
compared to fossil fuels. However, its production from lignocellulose involves the use of …

Lignin-based support for metal catalysts: Synthetic strategies, performance boost, and application advances

T Pang, G Wang, W Sui, T Xu, D Wang, C Si - Coordination Chemistry …, 2025 - Elsevier
Catalyst supports play a crucial role in improving the performance of metal catalysts, and
there is an increasing interest in the development of catalyst supports based on sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogen production from gelatin, cotton, wheat straw, and sour cabbage and their mixtures

G Sołowski, MS Shalaby, FA Ozdemir - Biomass, 2023 - mdpi.com
The influence of microaeration, pH, and substrate during dark fermentation of sour cabbage,
gelatin, and wheat straw was investigated, and the results of dark fermentation of these three …

Bioenergy: technologies and policy trends

HM Singh, S Raina, AK Pathak, K Goria… - Biomass, Bioenergy & …, 2022 - Springer
Fossil fuel-based energy economies are shifting towards a renewable energy-based
economy. Renewable energy comes from naturally replenishing sources with low carbon …

Rapid hydrogen generation from cotton wastes by mean of dark fermentation

G Sołowski, I Konkol, M Shalaby, A Cenian - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Dark fermentation of textile wastes is discussed in the paper. In the experiment cotton
wastes were fermented. Before fermentation the cotton was hydrolyzed using 0.1 M HCl …