Achieving high sustainability levels in the energy sector is at the heart of the United Nations
and European Union goals. One of the main paths to achieve this is to adopt sustainable …

In the circular bio-economy, effective biomass valorization through the strategic use of
resources is essential in terms of generating valuable products, sustainable development …

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 …

This research work attempts to review and compare the available scientific literature, to
identify several crucial research opportunities, and to achieve the challenge of putting the …

The challenge of selecting the best transportation mode is one of the most significant issues
that organizations deal with during the product delivery phase. Many criteria that influence …

Considering supply chain efficiency during the network design process significantly affect
chain performance improvement. In this paper, the design process of a sustainable lead …

Biomass transport represents a significant share of the final price of biomass for energy, and
transport itself requires fuel, whose combustion adds to greenhouse gas emissions. We …

Brazil is an important player in the international agricultural market and productivity and
production indexes have been growing significantly. However, logistics costs cut into these …

CONTEXT Given the need to expand food production to satisfy an increasing world
population; regional land-use planners must direct this expansion to available, permitted …

Bioenergy is one of the alternatives to secure energy demand, despite increasing debate on
the sustainability of using bioenergy as a renewable source. As the source is disseminated …