Environmental sustainability of biofuels: a review

HK Jeswani, A Chilvers… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biofuels are being promoted as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels as they could help to
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the related climate change impact from …

Renewable energy and biodiversity: Implications for transitioning to a Green Economy

A Gasparatos, CNH Doll, M Esteban, A Ahmed… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions and energy use of polylactic acid, bio-derived polyethylene, and fossil-derived polyethylene

PT Benavides, U Lee, O Zarè-Mehrjerdi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioplastics recently have become an attractive, viable, and popular alternative to
conventional petroleum-based plastics, with the hope that replacing fossil-derived plastics …

Comparison of biofuel life-cycle GHG emissions assessment tools: The case studies of ethanol produced from sugarcane, corn, and wheat

LG Pereira, O Cavalett, A Bonomi, Y Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of alternative fuels, particularly bio-based fuels, has been an important strategy to
achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions compared to petroleum-based fuels …

Biomass and biofuels in China: Toward bioenergy resource potentials and their impacts on the environment

Z Qin, Q Zhuang, X Cai, Y He, Y Huang, D Jiang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioenergy can be a promising solution to the energy, food and environment trilemma in
China. Currently this coal-dependent nation is in urgent need of alternative fuels to secure …

Optimizing resource use efficiencies in the food–energy–water nexus for sustainable agriculture: From conceptual model to decision support system

H Tian, C Lu, S Pan, J Yang, R Miao, W Ren… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Optimizing resource use efficiencies is essential for sustainable
agriculture.•Solutions to the FEW conflicts requires understanding coupled natural–human …

The techno-economic basis for coproduct manufacturing to enable hydrocarbon fuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

MJ Biddy, R Davis, D Humbird, L Tao… - ACS Sustainable …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Biorefinery process development relies on techno-economic analysis (TEA) to identify
primary cost drivers, prioritize research directions, and mitigate technical risk for scale-up …

When being renewable may not be enough: Typologies of trends in energy and carbon footprint towards sustainable development

G Allegretti, MA Montoya, LAS Bertussi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable energy has been encouraged to address climate change and promote
sustainable development, leading to structural changes in the national energy matrices …

Life cycle assessment with the transition from lignocellulose-to microalgae-based biofuels: A review

F Jamil, MH Muhammad, M Hussain, P Akhter… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The main issue in our environment today is the rapid increase in greenhouse gases (GHGs),
which is mainly caused by emissions from transportation and industries. Therefore, biomass …

Economic feasibility and long-term sustainability criteria on the path to enable a transition from fossil fuels to biofuels

G Perin, PR Jones - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Inefficient photon to biomass conversion increases direct costs of
biofuels.•Minimisation of indirect costs might improve prospects for lowering total costs of …