The goal of pursuing the circular economy (CE) is spreading more and more in industry, also
driven by the introduction of new regulations, considerably affecting product design …

Since 2000, corn ethanol production in the USA has increased significantly–from 1.6 to 15
billion gallons (6.1 to 57 billion liters)–due to supportive biofuel policies. In this study, we …

Abstract In 2010, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a life-cycle
analysis of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the production and …

Low prices and abundant resources open new opportunities for using natural gas, one of
which is the production of transportation fuels. In this study, we use a Monte Carlo analysis …

Advanced engine technologies will play a central role in achieving future greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions targets for light-duty vehicles. However, these technologies will place …

Ethanol is one of the most desirable fuels for spark-ignition engines. It offers high-octane
quality and a latent heat of vaporization that is four times greater than gasoline on a …

There is a carbon sequestration benefit to the ethanol manufacturing process if the CO 2 that
is created in the fermentation process in an ethanol plant is geologically stored by an …

Petroleum from unconventional reserves is making an increasingly important contribution to
the transportation fuel supply, but is generally more expensive and has greater …

The usage of bioenergy is expected to increase for at least ten more years in the US owing
to its environmental benefits relative to petroleum. Growing biomass, converting it to a …

Raw thick juice is a concentrated beet extract that enables fermentable sugar storage and
could help extend campaigns and reduce capital investments for industrial-beet processing …