Challenges and opportunities in improving the production of bio-ethanol

J Baeyens, Q Kang, L Appels, R Dewil, Y Lv… - Progress in Energy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Bio-ethanol, as a clean and renewable fuel, is gaining increasing attention, mostly through
its major environmental benefits. It can be produced from different kinds of renewable …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic conversion of bioethanol to value-added chemicals and fuels: A review

H **ang, R **n, N Prasongthum, P Natewong… - … Chemicals and Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioethanol produced via valorisation of renewable biomass is of great interest to many
industries. The increased availability and decreased cost of bioethanol make it a promising …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic transformations of ethanol for biorefineries

JMR Gallo, J Bueno, U Schuchardt - Journal of the Brazilian Chemical …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Brazil and the USA are the major bioethanol producers in the world, and the main
application of this alcohol is as fuel. Since Brazilian ethanol is the cheapest in the world …

Recovery of antioxidants from olive mill wastewaters: a viable solution that promotes their overall sustainable management

N Kalogerakis, M Politi, S Foteinis… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Olive mill wastewaters (OMW) are rich in water-soluble polyphenolic compounds that show
remarkable antioxidant properties. In this work, the recovery yield of compounds, such as …

Smart energy-aware manufacturing plant scheduling under uncertainty: A risk-based multi-objective robust optimization approach

H Golpîra - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Considering economic and environmental concerns as well as thermal and visual comfort
requirements, this paper introduces the idea of Smart Energy-Aware Manufacturing Plant …

Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of biomass-and waste-derived hydrocarbons considering uncertainties in available feedstocks

Y Kikuchi, N Torizaki, L Tähkämö, A Enström… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable chemical production requires renewable feedstocks. Biomass-and waste-
derived production is a method for producing chemical products from renewables. In this …

Comparison of different reactive distillation schemes for ethyl acetate production using sustainability indicators

MA Santaella, A Orjuela, PC Narváez - Chemical Engineering and …, 2015 - Elsevier
An assessment of different intensified processes for ethyl acetate production by direct
esterification was performed. After the selection and validation of the adequate …

Industrial symbiosis centered on a regional cogeneration power plant utilizing available local resources: a case study of Tanegashima

Y Kikuchi, Y Kanematsu, M Ugo… - Journal of Industrial …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐derived renewable resources have the potential to enable the simultaneous
generation of high‐value‐added products, such as foods, with energy, such as electricity …

Clean catalytic oxidation for derivatization of key biobased platform chemicals: ethanol, glycerol, and hydroxymethyl furfural

MA Ayude, LI Doumic, MC Cassanello… - Industrial & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
There has been a growing interest in the last decades in technologies that transform
biomass-derived feedstock into renewable chemicals. A group of target molecules derived …

Ethyl acetate production from dilute bioethanol with low energy intensity

VHG Díaz, MJ Willis - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethyl acetate production by esterification and bioethanol recovery from dilute solutions (11
wt%) are energy-intensive processes. Although ethanol is a raw material for ethyl acetate …