Economic Feasibility of Biofuel Crops in Florida: Sugarcane on Mineral Soils by José Alvarez, Zane R. Helsel

“…These preliminary estimates should guide researchers as to whether sugarcane varieties are economically feasible to be considered for biofuel/energy production. Written by José Álvarez and Zane R. …”
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Catalytic Synthesis of the Biofuel 5-Ethoxymethylfurfural (EMF) from Biomass Sugars by Dayong Yu, Xiaofang Liu, Jingjing Jiang, Yixuan Liu, Jinyu Tan, Hu Li

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Power Generation from Human Leukocytes/Lymphocytes in Mammalian Biofuel Cell by Güray Güven, Pablo Lozano-Sanchez, Arcan Güven

“…An open-circuit potential of 0.44 V was recorded between anode and cathode compartments where the biofuel cell potential operating under an external load of 5 kΩ was below 0.35 V. …”
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Comparison of the Energy Properties of Sunflower Stalk Fibers for Solid Biofuel Production by Diana Kindzera, Viktoria Kochubei

“…The possibility of producing solid biofuels from sunflower stalks, an agricultural residue that is currently underused, has been investigated. …”
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Effects of Screen Size on Biochemical Conversion of Big Bluestem Biomass for Biofuel Production by Xiaoxu Song, Meng Zhang, Ke Zhang, Z. J. Pei, Donghai Wang

“…Biomass size reduction is the first step for biofuel production from cellulosic biomass through biochemical pathway, and it is usually performed on a mill with screen installed to control the size of the produced particles. …”
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Influence of particle size on NIR spectroscopic characterization of sorghum biomass for the biofuel industry by Md Wadud Ahmed, Carlos A. Esquerre, Kristen Eilts, Dylan P. Allen, Scott M. McCoy, Sebastian Varela, Vijay Singh, Andrew D.B. Leakey, Mohammed Kamruzzaman

“…This study showed that size reduction could effectively improve NIR spectroscopic analysis for lipid-producing sorghum biomass for the biofuel industry.…”
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Use of aldol condensation between furfural and acetone for biofuel production: A review by Tayla Luiza Pereira Borges, Rejane de Castro Santana, André Gustavo Sato, Fábio de Ávila Rodrigues

Subjects: “…Aviation biofuels…”
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Campus Sewage Treatment by Golenkinia SDEC-16 and Biofuel Production under Monochromic Light by Changliang Nie, Liqun Jiang, Ze Yu, Zhigang Yang, Qingjie Hou, Haiyan Pei

“…In this study, Golenkinia SDEC-16, a strain isolated for biofuel production, was evaluated to verify its potentials for campus sewage treatment and lipid accumulation under the red, green, and blue lights. …”
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Investigating the influence of heterocyclic Schiff bases as a biofuel additive on combustion, performance and emissions by Beşir Dağ, Selman Aydın, Ramazan Şener

“…The growing need for cleaner and more efficient energy sources has driven extensive research into biofuels and their additives to improve combustion performance and reduce emissions. …”
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STUDY OF MICROSCOPIC ALGA DIVERSITY IN WEST SIBERIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THIRD GENERATION BIOFUEL PRODUCTION by A. V. Piligaev, K. N. Sorokina, A. V. Bryanskaya, E. A. Demidov, R. G. Kukushkin, N. A. Kolchanov, V. N. Parmon, S. E. Peltek

“…The prospects of new alga strains as a source of non-food renewable biomass suitable for third generation biofuel production are discussed. West Siberia is of special interest, as it has a broad range of habitats and weakly studied microalga biodiversity. …”
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Kinetic Studies on Fermentative Production of Biofuel from Synthesis Gas Using Clostridium ljungdahlii by Maedeh Mohammadi, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Ghasem D. Najafpour, Habibollah Younesi, Mohamad Hekarl Uzir

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Measuring WTO Approaches in Resolving Palm Oil and Biofuel Trade Disputes from Indonesia by Chairul Fahmi, Peter-Tobias Stoll

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Energy Valuation Methods for Biofuels in South Florida: Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment and Emergy Approaches by J. Van Treese, II, Edward A. Hanlon, N. Y. Amponsah, J. L. Izursa, J. C. Capece

“…Although these two methods have their basis in energy or greenhouse gas emission evaluations, their approaches can lead to a reliable judgment regarding a biofuel process. We can use them to evaluate the economic environmental component of a biofuel process, and decide which biofuel processes favor sustainability. …”
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Cutting-edge technologies: Biofuel innovations in marine propulsion systems to lower black carbon emissions by Sivasubramanian Manikandan, Sundaram Vickram, Yuvarajan Devarajan

“…Qualitatively, enhanced combustion properties due to the relatively high cetane number and low aromatic content in biofuels compared with those of petroleum fuels result in lower soot emissions when burning biofuels. …”
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A review on techno-economic analysis of lignocellulosic biorefinery producing biofuels and high-value products by Ronak Patel, T.S. Rajaraman, Paresh H. Rana, Nikita J. Ambegaonkar, Sanjay Patel

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The global energy challenge: second-generation feedstocks on marginal lands for a sustainable biofuel production by Claudio Russo, Valerio Cirillo, Nausicaa Pollaro, Fabio Terribile, Andrea Chiodini, Albino Maggio

“…Indeed, the current biofuel production primarily relies on food crops and arable lands. …”
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Energy Valuation Methods for Biofuels in South Florida: Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment and Emergy Approaches by J. Van Treese, II, Edward A. Hanlon, N. Y. Amponsah, J. L. Izursa, J. C. Capece

“…Although these two methods have their basis in energy or greenhouse gas emission evaluations, their approaches can lead to a reliable judgment regarding a biofuel process. We can use them to evaluate the economic environmental component of a biofuel process, and decide which biofuel processes favor sustainability. …”
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TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF TRANSFORMING SORGHUM BAGASSE INTO BIOETHANOL FUEL IN NIGERIA: 1 - PROCESS MODELLING, SIMULATION, AND COST ESTIMATION by AJAYI OLUFUNMILOLA OYENIKE, ONIFADE KOLAWOLE RASHEED, ONADEJI ABIODUN, OYEGOKE TOYESE

Subjects: “…sorghum, bagasse, modeling, bioethanol, biofuels, process economics…”
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Neural and Hybrid Modeling: An Alternative Route to Efficiently Predict the Behavior of Biotechnological Processes Aimed at Biofuels Obtainment by Stefano Curcio, Alessandra Saraceno, Vincenza Calabrò, Gabriele Iorio

“…The present paper was aimed at showing that advanced modeling techniques, based either on artificial neural networks or on hybrid systems, might efficiently predict the behavior of two biotechnological processes designed for the obtainment of second-generation biofuels from waste biomasses. In particular, the enzymatic transesterification of waste-oil glycerides, the key step for the obtainment of biodiesel, and the anaerobic digestion of agroindustry wastes to produce biogas were modeled. …”
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Combustion Characteristics and NO Formation Characteristics Modeling in a Compression Ignition Engine Fuelled with Diesel Fuel and Biofuel by Jean Paul Gram Shou, Marcel Obounou, Rita Enoh Tchame, Mahamat Hassane Babikir, Timoléon Crépin Kofané

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