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Potential feedstocks for bioethanol production as a substitute for gasoline in Ghana

Osei, Gabriel; Arthur, Richard; Afrane, George; … - In: Renewable Energy 55 (2013) C, pp. 12-17

identified were cassava, yam and maize. However, cassava was identified to be the most suitable feedstock for bioethanol … adapted, bioethanol from yam and maize would not be significant compared to that of cassava. …

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Development and perspective of promising energy plants for bioethanol production in Taiwan

Liu, Sin-Yie; Lin, Chien-Yih - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 8, pp. 1902-1907

in Taiwan, i.e., sweet potato, maize, sugarcane, and sweet sorghum have been discussed. Sweet sorghum can be strongly …

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Biological ensilage additives as pretreatment for maize to increase the biogas production

Vervaeren, H.; Hostyn, K.; Ghekiere, G.; Willems, B. - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 9, pp. 2089-2093

Several biological ensilage additives were tested on maize substrate for their effect on biogas production and … containing homo-fermentative and hetero-fermentative bacteria (Bonsilage Mais®), had no beneficial effect on biogas and … enzymes during ensiling are preferred as maize preservation tools for anaerobic digestion instead of a spontaneous ensilage …

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Distilled technical cashew nut shell liquid (DT-CNSL) as an effective biofuel and additive to stabilize triglyceride biofuels in diesel

Sanjeeva, Shilpa Kammaradi; Pinto, Mitchell Preetham; … - In: Renewable Energy 71 (2014) C, pp. 81-88

We report distilled technical cashew nut shell liquid (DT-CNSL) as a non-transesterified biofuel and also as an additive to convert triglycerides to biofuel, without the need for the formation of methyl esters. DT-CNSL blends of diesel obey physico-chemical parameters of diesel. DT-CNSL offers...

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Oil from the acid silage of Nile tilapia waste: Physicochemical characteristics for its application as biofuel

Santos, Carlos Eduardo dos; Silva, Janice da; Zinani, Flavia - In: Renewable Energy 80 (2015) C, pp. 331-337

In this work, a chemical silage technology was employed to obtain a high yield − 42.8% (m/m) − of the oily fraction of filleted Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) waste. The waste-fish-oil (WFO) was analysed to determine its potential as a biofuel. The objective of this paper was to...

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Ultrasonic vibration-assisted pelleting for cellulosic biofuel manufacturing: Investigation on power consumption

Zhang, Qi; Zhang, Pengfei; Pei, Zhijian; Wang, Donghai - In: Renewable Energy 55 (2013) C, pp. 175-181

Cellulosic ethanol produced from cellulosic biomass is an alternative to petroleum-based transportation fuels. Raw cellulosic biomass has low density, causing high costs in their storage, transportation, and handling. Ultrasonic vibration-assisted (UV-A) pelleting can increase the density of...

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Life cycle assessment of biodiesel production from free fatty acid-rich wastes

Dufour, Javier; Iribarren, Diego - In: Renewable Energy 38 (2012) 1, pp. 155-162

Environmental analyses of energy systems usually lack a comprehensive perspective that takes into account their life cycle and a set of relevant impact categories. The present study tries to fulfil this need in the field of biofuel production from free fatty acid-rich wastes, therefore providing...

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Status and barriers of advanced biofuel technologies: A review

Cheng, Jay J.; Timilsina, Govinda R. - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 12, pp. 3541-3549

Development of biofuels from renewable resources is critical to the sustainability of the world’s economy and to slow down the global climate change. Currently, a significant amount of bioethanol and biodiesel are produced as biofuels to partially replace gasoline and diesel, respectively, in...

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Energy demand in the 21st century: The role of biofuels in a developing country

Quaye, E.C. - In: Renewable Energy 9 (1996) 1, pp. 1029-1032

In most developing countries more than 25% of total energy use comes from biofuels. In Ghana, the figure is between 70–80%. Bioenergy is mainly used for cooking and heating, and is also important in rural or cottage industries. As a developing country, Ghana's economic growth remains coupled...

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A model for evaluating the economic feasibility of small-scale biodiesel production systems for on-farm fuel usage

Pienaar, Johan; Brent, Alan C. - In: Renewable Energy 39 (2012) 1, pp. 483-489

Farming operations in Africa have, in general, not adopted small-scale biodiesel production technology well for on-farm fuel usage. This is mainly due to the lack of an acceptable method to assess the economic feasibility of constructing small-scale biodiesel production facilities, and the...

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