Increasing the revenue from lignocellulosic biomass: Maximizing feedstock utilization
The production of renewable chemicals and biofuels must be cost-and performance-
competitive with petroleum-derived equivalents to be widely accepted by markets and …
competitive with petroleum-derived equivalents to be widely accepted by markets and …
Food waste valorization to green energy vehicles: sustainability assessment
Increases in food waste (FW) and green vehicles (GV) due to population growth and social
advancement can hinder realizing a sustainable society. This study proposes a systematic …
advancement can hinder realizing a sustainable society. This study proposes a systematic …
A roadmap for the synthesis of separation networks for the recovery of bio-based chemicals: matching biological and process feasibility
Microbial conversion of renewable feedstocks to high-value chemicals is an attractive
alternative to current petrochemical processes because it offers the potential to reduce net …
alternative to current petrochemical processes because it offers the potential to reduce net …
Oxygenated commodity chemicals from chemo-catalytic conversion of biomass derived heterocycles
Biomass is an abundant source of renewable carbon, which could form the basis for
sustainable fuels and chemicals to replace those derived from fossil fuel resources. During …
sustainable fuels and chemicals to replace those derived from fossil fuel resources. During …
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 …
Trends in sustainable process design—from molecular to global scales
E Martinez-Hernandez - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Sustainability issues are changing the nature of process design problems and
methods.•Design boundaries have expanded down towards molecular level and up to …
methods.•Design boundaries have expanded down towards molecular level and up to …
Design of biofuel supply chains with variable regional depot and biorefinery locations
RTL Ng, CT Maravelias - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
We propose a multi-period mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model for the design
and operational planning of cellulosic biofuel supply chains. Specifically, the proposed MILP …
and operational planning of cellulosic biofuel supply chains. Specifically, the proposed MILP …
Process Integration for the Production of Bioplastic Monomer: Techno-Economic Analysis and Life-Cycle Assessment
The transition from fossil fuels to biomass as a source of polymeric materials is regarded as
a sustainable approach. 2, 5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is an alternative to terephthalic …
a sustainable approach. 2, 5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is an alternative to terephthalic …
Model-based formulation of biofuel blends by simultaneous product and pathway design
M Dahmen, W Marquardt - Energy & Fuels, 2017 - ACS Publications
Oxygenated species obtained from the selective chemo-catalytic refunctionalization of
lignocellulosic materials and rationally formulated mixtures thereof can be tailored to the …
lignocellulosic materials and rationally formulated mixtures thereof can be tailored to the …
Highly selective, energy-free, and environmentally friendly one-pot production of linear α-olefin from biomass-derived organic acid in a dual-bed catalyst system
Linear α-olefins (LAOs) such as 1-heptene and 1-octene are in high demand in the
petrochemical industry. The increasing concerns about the environment and resource …
petrochemical industry. The increasing concerns about the environment and resource …