Industrial effluents such as pharmaceutical residues, pesticides, dyes, and metal processes
holds abundant value-added products (VAPs), where its recovery has become essential …

Biofuels have the potential to alter the transport and agricultural sectors of decarbonizing
societies. Yet, the sustainability of these fuels has been questioned in recent years in …

Biomass is a renewable and sustainable green energy material. It is made up of lignin,
cellulose, and hemicellulose with considerable amount of water, extractives, and inorganic …

Biochars produced from pelletized grape vine (GV) and sunflower husk (SFH) agricultural
residues were studied by pyrolysis in a batch reactor at 400 and 500° C. Chemical and …

Selecting the most sustainable biomass crop type for biofuel production is a multi-criteria
decision-making (MCDM) problem involving various conflicting criteria. In this paper, we …

This article discusses the environmental sustainability of bio-based or green chemicals and
highlights various factors determining their “level of greenness”. Life cycle assessment was …

The potential of co-producing two different biofuels from a lignocellulosic substrate (wheat
straw), according to a biorefinery concept, has been investigated. For such a purpose …

The depletion of fossil fuels and rise in their global energy consumption and demand have
had a major impact on the stability of the ecosystem and highlighted the need for efficient …

Cellulosic biomass has been widely used as a feedstock for biofuel applications due to its
low-cost, renewability and abundance. However, the production of liquid biofuels is still …

In recent years, bioenergy has drawn attention as a sustainable energy source that may
cope up with rising energy prices, but also may provide income to poor farmers and rural …