In efforts to decarbonize and mitigate climate change impacts, some sectors require unprecedented levels of technological innovation to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is especially true for air transportation and maritime shipping, where vehicle electrification is currently infeasible due to limitations in available energy stor...
The distribution of inorganic elements between solid and liquid phases during biomass hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a poorly investigated topic despite its importance for process optimization. To fill in this gap, the distribution of inorganic elements and their forms were determined for three agro-food waste feedstocks converted at HTC tempe...
Gasification of lignocellulosic biomass can be used to produce syngas used as a biorefinery feedstock. To facilitate the commercialisation of the gasification process, models are used to predict the outputs, simulate the impacts of irregular circumstances, and analyse process feasibility. This paper presents a hybrid model combining Aspen Plus and ...
Published in E3S Web of Conferences
Bioenergy production from algae has gained significant attention due to its potential as a sustainable and renewable energy source. This research investigates the optimization of bioenergy production by focusing on bioreactor design to enhance the efficiency of algal biomass growth and lipid extraction. The study involves analyzing key bioreactor p...
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international
This study investigated the effect of co-culturing the photobiont and mycobiont in the microbial fuel cell (MFC) cathode on biomass production, lipid generation, and power output. Chlorella vulgaris provides oxygen and nutrients for the yeast Cystobasidium oligophagum JRC1, while the latter offers CO2 and quench oxygen for higher algal growth. The ...
Lactic acid fermentation (LAF) has recently been considered a promising strategy to store food waste (FW) prior to dark fermentation (DF), as it can stabilize organic matter with no negative impact on biohydrogen potential (BHP). However, concentrations can affect LAF and its subsequent impact on BHP is not known. This novel study evaluates the imp...
This study compares and analyses the profitability of (i) a sugarcane ethanol distillery (producing ethanol and bioelectricity) and a typical livestock system without integration and (ii) an integrated system producing the same output of ethanol and beef with half of the area.
Published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Enzymatic saccharification is used to convert polysaccharides in lignocellulosic biomass to sugars which are then converted to ethanol or other bio-based fermentation products. The efficacy of commercial cellulase preparations can potentially increase if lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) is included. However, as LPMO requires both a reducta...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
In the near future, the aviation industry is expected to significantly increase the usage of “drop-in” bio-jet fuel as the technologies in biofuel production advances and matures. Given the high rate of growth in the aviation sector, the demand for aerial transportation of passenger and cargo is projected to increase by two-fold in the next twenty ...
This study presents the results of a comparative environmental and economic Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of biomass-to-bioenergy valorization scenarios integrated into the phytoremediation of dredged sediment using perennial reed Arundo Donax. A mathematical baseline was developed based on empirical data as a prerequisite for parametric life cycle i...
