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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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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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-value products, or require solvents with toxicity for humans and the environment. This work aims to evaluate different lipid …
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within the EU. In a recent working paper, we analyze the GHG emissions savings potential of rapeseed biodiesel. For this … purpose, we ran a life cycle assessment of rapeseed biodiesel using the same basic methodology and background data contained …. In most of the scenarios, rapeseed biodiesel does not reach the GHG emissions saving values using the formula contained …
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of rapeseed biodiesel greenhouse gas (GHG) savings. In light of the recent effort to decentralize assessments to regional … biodiesel), Poland and Romania, we analyse the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings of rapeseed biodiesel which we then … emissions, German rapeseed biodiesel meets the GHG savings requirements of 35 percent in the RED. However, in years with …
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This paper examines biofuels from an economic perspective and evaluates the merits of promoting biofuel production in the context of the policies' multiple objectives, life-cycle implications, pecuniary externalities, and other unintended consequences. The policy goals most often cited are to...
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), we are re-calculating GHG emissions saving potentials for palm oil biodiesel in order to further assess the carbon … data and current publications on palm oil production result in GHG emissions saving potentials of palm oil based biodiesel …. Our results indicate default values for the GHG emission savings potential of palm oil biodiesel not only way beyond the …
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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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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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In recent years, bioeconomy strategies have been implemented and adapted internationally. In the bioeconomy, materials are to a certain extent circular by nature. However, biomaterials may also be used in a rather linear way. Lately, a transition towards a circular economy, a more restorative...
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