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Simultaneous extraction-reaction process for biodiesel production from microalgae

Shomal, Reem; Hisham, Hiyam; Mlhem, Amal; Hassan, Rawan; … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 37-40

Biodiesel is a promising sustainable alternative to non-renewable petrodiesel. In this work, oils extracted from … microalgae are used for biodiesel production. To simplify the process, the extraction of the oils and their reaction are made to … (35-50 °C), reaction time (2-6 h), and methanol:oil (M:O) molar ratio (8:1-16:1) on biodiesel yield were investigated …

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Enhancing carbohydrate productivity from Nannochloropsis gaditana for bio-butanol production

Onay, Melih - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 63-67

It presents an effective bio-butanol production with various acid hydrolysis treatment strategies H2SO4, HCI and H3PO4 (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5%) from Nannochloropsis gaditana grown under different light intensities (40, 80, 120 and 160μmolm-2 s-1). Microalgae were cultivated at 24 ± 2 with f/2...

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A life cycle inventory of microalgae-based biofuels production in an industrial plant concept

Branco-Vieira, M.; Costa, D.; Mata, T. M.; Martins, A. A.; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 397-402

biodiesel from microalgae, several studies have been published making use of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, which … materials consumption are used to create an inventory of inputs and outputs for biomass cultivation and biodiesel production, in … biodiesel it is necessary about 12 kg of dried algae biomass. This study supports the decision-making process in biofuel …

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Comparison of different lipid extraction procedures applied to three microalgal species

Gorgich, M.; Mata, T. M.; Martins, A. A.; Branco-Vieira, M. - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 477-482

The increase in the world's energy demand has contributed to the emergence of new sustainable energy sources, such as microalgae, with their great potential to provide biofuels and other high value co-products for the food and health's markets. However, current biorefinery methodologies are...

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Biofixation of CO2 emissions from natural gas combined cycle power plant

Oliveira, Gisela M.; Caetano, Nídia; Mata, Teresa M.; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 140-146

The growing impacts of climate change mainly due to the increasing emissions of GHG, especially carbon dioxide, has led to the development and implementation of specific strategies and policies to reduce them. Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) is currently seen as a good option, as it...

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Green tax reforms with promotion of renewable energy sources and carbon capture and sequestration: comparison of different alternatives

Silva, Susana; Soares, Isabel; Pinho, Carlos - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 620-625

The need to decarbonize economic production processes is undeniable and has been considered by most countries worldwide. Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technologies appear among the most promising routes to the decarbonization process. We propose an...

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Simulation of carbon dioxide capture for industrial applications

Udara, S. P. R. Arachchige; Kohilan, Rasenthiran; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 2, pp. 659-663

Carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere are drastically increased due to fossil fuel-based power plants and different kinds of industrial processes. Carbon capture is essential to maintain a better environment. Flue gas emissions from the coal-fired power plant, gas-fired power plant, cement...

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Carbon capture technologies for climate change mitigation : a bibliometric analysis of the scientific discourse during 1998-2018

Omoregbe, Osaze; Mustapha, Abdullah Naseer; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020), pp. 1200-1212

There are four strategies to combating global warming, namely by directly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, or indirectly through expanding renewable energy employment, more efficient use of energy, or a wide range of climate policies. This study reports a bibliometric analysis of direct carbon...

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The utilization of n-butanol/diesel blends in Acetylene Dual Fuel Engine

Raman, Roshan; Kumar, Naveen - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 1030-1040

Ever-growing energy demand has motivated engine researchers to find eco-friendly and sustainable cleaner fuels for diesel engines. Many scientists have used different oxygenated additives to enhance the performance of the acetylene fuelled diesel engine, whereas no work has been found in the...

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Biodiesel production from oleaginous yeast, Cryptococcus sp. by using banana peel as carbon source

Han, Shin; Kim, Ga-Yeong; Han, Jong-In - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 1077-1081

, accumulated lipid up to 34.0%; and the lipid had a high degree of mono-saturation, which gives the resulting biodiesel better …

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