Biorefineries as the base for accomplishing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the transition to bioeconomy: Technical aspects, challenges and …
JC Solarte-Toro, CAC Alzate - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable development goals (SDGs) are guidelines to improve the socio-economic and
environmental worldwide situation caused by excessive fossil fuel use. These goals must be …
environmental worldwide situation caused by excessive fossil fuel use. These goals must be …
A framework for the design and analysis of integrated multi-product biorefineries from agricultural and forestry wastes
NM Clauser, FE Felissia, MC Area… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable biomass valorization, as agricultural and forestry wastes, and the development
of conversion processes could bring additional benefits like solving the residue disposal …
of conversion processes could bring additional benefits like solving the residue disposal …
Thermochemical processing of woody biomass: A review focused on energy-driven applications and catalytic upgrading
JC Solarte-Toro, JA González-Aguirre… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of fossil fuels as an energy source and platform of fuel additives can be decreased
through the use of woody biomass as a raw material in different conversion processes. In …
through the use of woody biomass as a raw material in different conversion processes. In …
Environmental life cycle assessment (E-LCA) and social impact assessment (SIA) of small-scale biorefineries implemented in rural zones: the avocado (Persea …
JC Solarte-Toro, M Ortiz-Sanchez… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this study is to compare the environmental and social performance of two
small-scale avocado biorefineries implanted in a rural zone in the North of Colombia. Two …
small-scale avocado biorefineries implanted in a rural zone in the North of Colombia. Two …
Energy, economic, and environmental assessment of the integrated production of palm oil biodiesel and sugarcane ethanol
The key objective of this study was to evaluate and compare, within the concept of integrated
biorefining, the potential environmental gains of the life cycle, economic feasibility and …
biorefining, the potential environmental gains of the life cycle, economic feasibility and …
Review of the impact of socio-economic conditions on the development and implementation of biorefineries
JC Solarte-Toro, M Laghezza, S Fiore, F Berruti… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biorefineries have been studied, involving technical, economic, and environmental aspects.
Substantial research has identified many pathways for producing chemicals and fuels from …
Substantial research has identified many pathways for producing chemicals and fuels from …
Accelerating manufacturing for biomass conversion via integrated process and bench digitalization: a perspective
We present a perspective for accelerating biomass manufacturing via digitalization. We
summarize the challenges for manufacturing and identify areas where digitalization can …
summarize the challenges for manufacturing and identify areas where digitalization can …
Sustainability of biorefineries: Challenges and perspectives
JC Solarte-Toro, CA Cardona Alzate - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biorefineries have been defined as complex systems where biomass is integrally processed
to obtain value-added products and energy vectors, involving recent research advances …
to obtain value-added products and energy vectors, involving recent research advances …
Alternatives for the Valorization of Avocado Waste Generated in the Different Links of the Value Chain Based on a Life-Cycle Analysis Approach
MC Garcia-Vallejo, T Agudelo Patiño… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work evaluates the sustainability of small-scale biorefineries as a potential enterprise
alternative to be introduced in rural areas based on experimental and simulation data. Four …
alternative to be introduced in rural areas based on experimental and simulation data. Four …
Evaluating economic potential of food waste valorization: Onward to a diverse feedstock biorefinery
AS Engelberth - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Food waste valorization is a hot topic due to the cornucopia of waste generated and the
ensuing detrimental environmental effects. Food is lost or wasted in a variety of means on its …
ensuing detrimental environmental effects. Food is lost or wasted in a variety of means on its …