Lignocellulosic biomass is a sustainable feedstock for fuel ethanol production, but it is
characterized by low mass and energy densities, and distributed production with relatively …

Enzyme catalysis has been attracting increasing interest in the past twenty years.
Nevertheless, most reports concerning enzyme catalysis have been carried out using single …

Bioenergy is a clean and renewable source of energy that can reduce global depency on
fossil fuel, and it is a sustainable, economically viable, and socially acceptable. Bioenergy …

The design of supply chain networks (SCNs) aims at determining the number, location, and
capacity of production facilities, as well as the allocation of markets (customers) and …

Biomass is a valuable renewable source of energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. The main
barriers in biomass and biofuel development are feedstock high cost, lack of reliable supply …

Optimal network design is a key factor in the enhancement of the economic, environmental,
and social performance and efficiency of the biomass supply chain (BSC), and this is why it …

This paper presents a multi-objective possibilistic programming model to design a second-
generation biodiesel supply chain network under risk. The proposed model minimizes the …

Biomass logistics comprise of inter-dependent operations related to harvesting and
collection, storage, pre-processing, and transportation. Its high cost represents one of the …

A growing number of researchers are attracted by the domain of bioenergies, due to the
problems induced by greenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy demand. One …

Abstract Development and implementation of renewable energy systems, as a part of the
solution to the worldwide increasing energy consumption, have been considered as …