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The impact of the rebound effect of the use of first generation biofuels in the EU on greenhouse gas emissions: A critical review

Smeets, Edward; Tabeau, Andrzej; van Berkum, Siemen; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 393-403

An important objective of the mandated blending of biofuel in conventional gasoline and diesel in the EU is reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. An important assumption thereby is that biofuels replace the production and consumption of oil. However, recent literature challenges this...

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Forest-based bioenergy in China: Status, opportunities, and challenges

Yang, Jun; Dai, Guanghui; Ma, Luyi; Jia, Liming; Wu, Jian; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 (2013) C, pp. 478-485

Forest-based bioenergy is gaining global popularity due to its multiple benefits and increased global energy needs. In this study, the current status of forest-based bioenergy in China was reviewed and the opportunities and challenges were analyzed. The latest national development plan for...

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A comprehensive literature review of bio-fuel performance in internal combustion engine and relevant costs involvement

Sadeghinezhad, E.; Kazi, S.N.; Sadeghinejad, Foad; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (2014) C, pp. 29-44

Bio-fuel has come under consideration due to the effect of fossil oil crisis. Bio-fuels are acting as a renewable replacement of petroleum fuels due to some environmental and economic benefits. Bio-fuel can be produced from different kinds of raw materials. Researchers have seen that absolute...

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Assessment of emission and performance of compression ignition engine with varying injection timing

Rahman, S.M. Ashrafur; Masjuki, H.H.; Kalam, M.A.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 35 (2014) C, pp. 221-230

Engine performance improvement and exhaust emissions reduction are the two most important issues to develop a more efficient engine with less environmental impact. For a diesel engine, injection timing is one of the major parameters that affect the engine performance and emissions. Now-a-days,...

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Exhaust emissions with ethanol or n-butanol diesel fuel blends during transient operation: A review

Giakoumis, Evangelos G.; Rakopoulos, Constantine D.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 17 (2013) C, pp. 170-190

. Two very promising alcohols are covered in this survey, namely ethanol and n-butanol. The analysis focuses on all …

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Effect of ethanol–gasoline blend on NOx emission in SI engine

Masum, B.M.; Masjuki, H.H.; Kalam, M.A.; Rizwanul … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 24 (2013) C, pp. 209-222

emission require significant efforts to improve combustion efficiency while satisfying the emission quality demands. Ethanol … fuel combined with gasoline provides a particularly promising and, at the same time, a challenging approach. Ethanol is …

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Review on Parthenium hysterphorus as a potential energy source

Swati, Ghosh; Haldar, S.; Ganguly, A.; Chatterjee, P.K. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 20 (2013) C, pp. 420-429

energy. Efficient production of ethanol is based on optimized processes where utilization of cheap substrates is highly … demanding. Utilization of different types of lignocellulosic materials can be considered for production of ethanol. Amongst the … various lignocellulosic materials into ethanol using sequential steps of hydrolysis, saccharification and fermentation …

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Modeling HCCI combustion of biofuels: A review

Komninos, N.P.; Rakopoulos, C.D. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 3, pp. 1588-1610

The ever increasing energy demands coupled with the limited availability of fossil fuels and the detrimental environmental effects resulting from their use, has guided research toward seeking alternative fuels to gradually substitute conventional ones. Among these, biofuels have received...

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Biofuel economics in a setting of multiple objectives and unintended consequences

Jaeger, William K.; Egelkraut, Thorsten M. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 9, pp. 4320-4333

scale of the potential contributions of biofuels to be extremely small in both the U.S. and EU. Mandated U.S. corn ethanol … although EU imports of Brazilian ethanol may look better given the high costs of other alternatives, this option is equivalent …

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Biofuel production: Prospects, challenges and feedstock in Australia

Puri, Munish; Abraham, Reinu E.; Barrow, Colin J. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 8, pp. 6022-6031

discusses the current state of ethanol production in Australia, the key technological challenges involved in the production of …

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