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Thermodynamic optimisation of the biofuel production based on mutualism

Grisolia, Giulia; Fino, Debora; Lucia, Umberto - In: Energy reports 6 (2020), pp. 1561-1571

Recently, we have introduced a new bioeconomic indicator in order to avoid the difficulties in evaluating the process and technologies for sustainability. In this paper, we wish to improve this new indicator for the analysis of sustainability. Indeed, the indicator has been based on the exergy...

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Challenges and prospects of renewable energy in Nigeria : a case of bioethanol and biodiesel production

Adewuyi, Adewale - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 1408-1419

possible feedstocks for bioethanol and biodiesel production. The feedstocks are predominantly available and accessible with the …

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Challenges and prospects of renewable energy in Nigeria : a case of bioethanol and biodiesel production

Adewuyi, Adewale - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 4, pp. 77-88

possible feedstocks for bioethanol and biodiesel production. The feedstocks are predominantly available and accessible with the …

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Modelling of a Hybrid Solar Micro-Gas Turbine fuelled by biomass from agriculture product

Cameretti, Maria Cristina - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 3, pp. 105-116

and a micro gas turbine, optimized for the operation with syngas. In particular, the MGT plant is integrated with a solar … during diurnal hours, a gasifier was integrated to obtain a syngas from biomass in place of the traditional natural gas. A … parametric analysis aimed to define the gasifier parameters is reported and allowed to obtain a syngas able to satisfy the power …

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Water removal from wood biomass by liquefied dimethyl ether for enhancing heating value

Machmudah, Siti; Wicaksono, Dimas Tiar; Happy, Mary; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020), pp. 824-831

Liquefied dimethyl ether (DME) was used as the dewatering solvent to remove water from Tectona grandis L.f. (T. grandis L.f.), Shorea sp., and Cinnamomum camphora (C. camphora) biomass wood. The experiments were performed at 27 °C (room temperature) and at a pressure of 0.59 MPa using a batch...

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Assessing the energy dynamics of Pakistan: prospects of biomass energy

Irfan, Muhammad; Zhao, Zhen-Yu; Panjwani, Manoj Kumar; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020), pp. 80-93

The energy needs of Pakistan have increased many folds in recent years due to improved lifestyle, ever-increasing population, and economic development. Biomass energy has emerged as a promising renewable energy source and has an enormous potential to fulfill the energy requirements of the...

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Performance and emission characteristics of diesel engine fueled with rice bran biodiesel and n-butanol

Goga, Geetesh; Chauhan, Bhupendra Singh; Mahla, Sunil Kumar - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 78-83

conclusion that biodiesel along with higher alcohols can be an appropriate substitute for this situation. Former investigations … have presented that biodiesel and higher alcohol can help in improving the performance and depreciating harmful exhaust … gases in a diesel engine. In the current investigation blends of diesel, rice bran biodiesel and n-butanol were prepared to …

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Use of Span 80 and Tween 80 for blending gasoline and alcohol in spark ignition engines

Kassem, Mohamed G. A.; Ahmed, Abdel-Moneim M.; … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 221-230

Span 80 and Tween 80 are biodegradable surfactants that can be added to blended fuels such as hydrated bioethanol-gasoline and methanol-gasoline. They increase the fuels' water tolerance and reduce their corrosive properties, without altering their fuel characteristics. For this study, a mixture...

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The potential of utilising papaya seed oil and stone fruit kernel oil as non-edible feedstock for biodiesel production in Australia : a review

Anwar, Mohammad; Rasul, Mohammad G.; Ashwath, Nanjappa; … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 280-297

nd generation transport biodiesels in Australia. The challenges associated with biodiesel production and their possible … solutions, particularly on feedstock selection, oil extraction, conversion of oil into biodiesel, biodiesel storage and …

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An overview of higher alcohol and biodiesel as alternative fuels in engines

Erdiwansyah; Mamat, R.; Sani, M. S. M.; Sudhakar, K.; … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 467-479

poisonous chemicals to the atmosphere. Higher Alcohols and Biodiesel are the most promising alternative fuels widely researched … biodiesel in engines aims to reduce air pollution and energy costs. The most commonly used higher alcohol fuel are bio …-ethanol, isopropanol, propanol, ethanol-methanol, butanol, n-butanol, tert-butanol and iso-butanol. The commonly used biodiesel are derived …

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