Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy: hydrogen and methanol economies, fuels from biomass, and related topics

A Kumar, P Daw, D Milstein - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the world pledges to significantly cut carbon emissions, the demand for sustainable and
clean energy has now become more important than ever. This includes both production and …

Biomass for a sustainable bioeconomy: An overview of world biomass production and utilization

M Antar, D Lyu, M Nazari, A Shah, X Zhou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given both the ongoing expansion of world population and development of climate change
conditions, it is increasingly imperative to develop and deploy sustainable biomass …

A critical and systematic review of sustainable hydrogen production from ethanol/bioethanol: Steam reforming, partial oxidation, and autothermal reforming

WH Chen, PP Biswas, HC Ong, AT Hoang, TB Nguyen… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The emerging study of hydrogen energy is receiving substantial attention in the scientific
community due to its efficiency in approaching net zero and environmental sustainability …

Biomass-based biorefineries: an important architype towards a circular economy

B Kumar, P Verma - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Fossil based resources are a major contributor to energy and chemicals to modern-day
development. The negative environmental impacts of fossil-based resources accompanied …

Inhibitor formation and detoxification during lignocellulose biorefinery: A review

H Guo, Y Zhao, JS Chang, DJ Lee - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
For lignocellulose biorefinery, pretreatment is needed to maximize the cellulose
accessibility, frequently generating excess inhibitory substances to decline the efficiency of …

Recent advances in the routes and catalysts for ethanol synthesis from syngas

G Liu, G Yang, X Peng, J Wu, N Tsubaki - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ethanol, as one of the important bulk chemicals, is widely used in modern society. It can be
produced by fermentation of sugar, petroleum refining, or conversion of syngas (CO/H2) …

Valorization of agricultural wastes for biofuel applications

O Awogbemi, DV Von Kallon - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Continuous environmental degradation, volatility in the oil market, and unimpressive
functioning of fossil-based (FB) fuels in compression ignition engines have expanded the …

Ethanol as a renewable biofuel: Combustion characteristics and application in engines

AZ Mendiburu, CH Lauermann, TC Hayashi… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The present review article aims to study different aspects involving ethanol combustion and
utilization. The review deals with the production and sustainability of corn-based and …

Macrophytes as wastewater treatment agents: Nutrient uptake and potential of produced biomass utilization toward circular economy initiatives

SB Kurniawan, A Ahmad, NSM Said, MF Imron… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Macrophytes have been widely used as agents in wastewater treatment. The involvement of
plants in wastewater treatment cannot be separated from wetland utilization. As one of the …

Lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol: Insight into the advanced pretreatment and fermentation approaches

K Malik, P Sharma, Y Yang, P Zhang, L Zhang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global energy demand and need for sustainable sources are expected to rise in the
coming years. The second-generation bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass …