Cellulose degradation by polysaccharide monooxygenases

WT Beeson, VV Vu, EA Span… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Polysaccharide monooxygenases (PMOs), also known as lytic PMOs (LPMOs), enhance the
depolymerization of recalcitrant polysaccharides by hydrolytic enzymes and are found in the …

Increased food and ecosystem security via perennial grains

JD Glover, JP Reganold, LW Bell, J Borevitz… - Science, 2010 - science.org
Despite doubling of yields of major grain crops since the 1950s, more than one in seven
people suffer from malnutrition. Global population is growing; demand for food, especially …

PRISMA statement for reporting literature searches in systematic reviews of the bioethanol sector

J Oláh, E Krisán, A Kiss, Z Lakner, J Popp - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The bioethanol sector is an extremely complex set of actors, technologies and market
structures, influenced simultaneously by different natural, economic, social and political …

Economic optimization of a lignocellulosic biomass-to-ethanol supply chain

WA Marvin, LD Schmidt, S Benjaafar, DG Tiffany… - Chemical Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents an optimization study of the net present value of a biomass-to-ethanol
supply chain in a 9-state region in the Midwestern United States. The study involves …

A GIS-based method for identifying the optimal location for a facility to convert forest biomass to biofuel

F Zhang, DM Johnson, JW Sutherland - biomass and bioenergy, 2011 - Elsevier
There is growing interest in the production of biofuels from woody biomass. Critical to the
financial success of producing biofuel is identifying the optimal location for the facility. The …

Development of a simulation model of biomass supply chain for biofuel production

F Zhang, DM Johnson, MA Johnson - Renewable Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Biofuel production from renewable biomass has experienced increased interest in order to
reduce US dependence on imported oil and reduce carbon emissions. Concerns regarding …

Perennial biomass feedstocks enhance avian diversity

BA Robertson, PJ Doran, LR Loomis… - GCB …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Federal mandates to increase biofuel production in North America will require large new
tracts of land with potential to negatively impact biodiversity, yet empirical information to …

Future biodiesel policy designs and consumption patterns in Latvia: a system dynamics model

A Barisa, F Romagnoli, A Blumberga… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
Decarbonisation of transport has become central to European Union policy. Biofuels are
expected to represent a substantial part of the overall strategy towards diversifying Europe's …

Impact of agricultural-based biofuel production on greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change: Key modelling choices

L Panichelli, E Gnansounou - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent regulations on biofuels require reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission
reductions related to feedstock-specific biofuels. However, the inclusion of GHG emissions …

Role of fuel carbon intensity in achieving 2050 greenhouse gas reduction goals within the light-duty vehicle sector

M Melaina, K Webster - 2011 - ACS Publications
Recent US climate change policy developments include aggressive proposals to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, including cap-and-trade legislation with a goal of an 83 …