Butanol has a great potential as a biofuel and to date a lot of research has been done both
in terms of more efficient butanol production as well as in developing product recovery …

The properties of butanol offer more promising results compared to those of lower chain
alcohol such as methanol or ethanol. However, butanol as a biofuel has not yet been …

There is an increasing interest in the production of chemicals and fuels from renewable
resources due to the continuing price increase of fossil resources, the insecurity of the …

The rising cost of crude oil combined with the depletion of the resources, political instability
in oil producing countries, and the desire to reduce the current dependence on imported oil …

Background Bioethanol as a renewable energy resource plays an important role in
alleviating energy crisis and environmental protection. Pervaporation has achieved …

Biofuels from biomass are becoming increasingly more important, due to the need for
reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy independence, and limited global …

Butanol is considered as an advanced biofuel, the development of which is restricted by the
intensive energy consumption of product recovery. A novel two‐stage gas stripping …

Butanol has recently gained increasing interest due to escalating prices in petroleum fuels
and concerns on the energy crisis. However, the butanol production cost with conventional …

A novel tri-layer composite membrane consisting of the active layer polydimethylsiloxane
(PDMS, Sylgard® 184) and dual support layers of high porosity polyethylene (PE) and high …

The hydrophobicity of porous particles is important for the performance of mixed-matrix
membranes for pervaporation separation of n-butanol aqueous solution. Here, a strategy …