Bioethanol production from non-crop based lignocellulosic material has reached the
commercial scale and is advocated as a possible solution to decarbonize the transport …

Abstract The United Nation is achieving its sustainable development objectives by focusing
on the greener technologies for waste to energy (WTE) conversion. This necessitates the …

Green and sustainable development have become one of the core requirements of the wine
industry. Due to the needs of cultivation and management, a large number of winter vine …

The adsorption of phenanthrene onto activated carbons produced from Vitis vinifera leaf
litter (a waste plant biomass) was investigated in this study. Zinc chloride (ZnCl 2) and …

Agricultural waste, which is produced in large quantities annually, can be a threat to the
environment. Biochar (BC) production represents a potential solution for reducing the …

Purpose The objective of the present study was to better understand the potential
environmental benefit of using vine shoots (ViShs), an agricultural residue, as filler in …

This work aims at estimating the biomass from agricultural residues of Calabria region
(Southern Italy) for possible energy conversion in combined heat and power (CHP) systems …

Abstract In the alpine Autonomous Province of Bolzano (NE Italy), about 40% of the biomass
used for bioenergy production is currently imported. This share is expected to further …

Vine cultivation and the wine making process generate a significant number of waste by-
products. including pruning, stem, pomace and seeds, carbon dioxide, and wastewater …

In this study, life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to assess and compare the environmental
and energy profiles of three potential bioenergy production chains using different available …