Techno-Economic Analysis of decentralized preprocessing systems for fast pyrolysis biorefineries with blended feedstocks in the southeastern United States

K Lan, L Ou, S Park, SS Kelley, BC English… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the economic feasibility of fast pyrolysis biorefineries fed with blended
pine residues and switchgrass in the Southeastern US with different supply chain design …

The conversion of biomass to fuels via cutting-edge technologies: Explorations from natural utilization systems

L Gnanasekaran, AK Priya, S Thanigaivel, TKA Hoang… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass can be used to manufacture both hydrocarbon fuels and chemical compounds
such as rubber, alcohols, lipid-based products, sugars, etc. Due to their abundant supply …

Economic and technical feasibility studies: technologies for second generation biofuels

SG Mungodla, LZ Linganiso, S Mlambo… - Journal of Engineering …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose In 2008, a number of Southern African countries cultivated about 900,000 ha of
Jatropha, with a number of biodiesel plants ready for production; however, none of the …

[HTML][HTML] Circular utilization of urban tree waste contributes to the mitigation of climate change and eutrophication

K Lan, B Zhang, Y Yao - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
Substantial urban tree waste is generated and underutilized in the US. Circular utilization of
urban tree wastes has been explored in the literature, but the life-cycle environmental …

The impacts of biomass properties on pyrolysis yields, economic and environmental performance of the pyrolysis-bioenergy-biochar platform to carbon negative …

W Li, Q Dang, RC Brown, D Laird, MM Wright - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the impact of biomass properties on the pyrolysis product yields,
economic and environmental performance for the pyrolysis-biochar-bioenergy platform. We …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic bottlenecks of the fungal pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

J Vasco-Correa, A Shah - Fermentation, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fungal pretreatment is a biological process that uses rotting fungi to reduce the recalcitrance
and enhance the enzymatic digestibility of lignocellulosic feedstocks at low temperature …

Integrating life cycle assessment and agent-based modeling: a dynamic modeling framework for sustainable agricultural systems

K Lan, Y Yao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
As food demand increases, it is critical to develop effective strategies and evaluate their
potential in reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental footprints …

Characterization of the water-soluble fraction of woody biomass pyrolysis oils

F Stankovikj, AG McDonald, GL Helms, MV Olarte… - Energy & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This paper reports a study of the chemical composition of the water-soluble (WS) fraction
obtained by cold water precipitation of two commercial wood pyrolysis oils (BTG and …

Biojet fuel production from oleaginous crop residues: thermoeconomic, life cycle and flight performance analysis

N Vela-García, D Bolonio, MJ García-Martínez… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study assesses an integrated biorefinery model's efficiency for biojet fuel production as
Jet A1 blending component through the Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) and Hydroprocessed Esters …

[HTML][HTML] Biofuels for maritime transportation: A spatial, techno-economic, and logistic analysis in brazil, europe, south africa, and the usa

F Carvalho, J Portugal-Pereira, M Junginger, A Szklo - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Low or zero carbon fuels are crucial for maritime transportation decarbonization goals. This
paper assesses potential localities for maritime biofuels (biobunkers) production in Brazil …