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A Methodology for Assessing the Sustainability of Hydrogen Production from Solid Fuels

Gnanapragasam, Nirmal V.; Reddy, Bale V.; Rosen, Marc A. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 6, pp. 1472-1491

example is presented to compare two solid fuels for hydrogen production: coal and biomass. The results suggest that … better sustainability than coals, and that it may be advantageous to use coals in combination with biomass to increase their … likely extendable to other energy systems, but additional research and development is needed to lead to a more fully …

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Thermodynamic Analysis of a Power Plant Integrated with Fogging Inlet Cooling and a Biomass Gasification

Athari, Hassan; Soltani, Saeed; Rosen, Marc A.; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1292-1307

Biomass energy and especially biofuels produced by biomass gasification are clean and renewable options for power … cooling. In the present paper, a biomass-integrated fogging steam injected gas turbine cycle is analyzed with energy and … biomass shows that the cycle with natural gas firing has an energy efficiency 18 percentage points above the biomass fired …

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Thermodynamic Analyses of Biomass Gasification Integrated Externally Fired, Post-Firing and Dual-Fuel Combined Cycles

Soltani, Saeed; Athari, Hassan; Rosen, Marc A.; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1248-1262

In the present work, the results are reported of the energy and exergy analyses of three biomass-related processes for … dual-fuel combined cycle, and the biomass gasification integrated post-firing combined cycle. The energy efficiency for the … electricity generation: the biomass gasification integrated externally fired combined cycle, the biomass gasification integrated …

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Visions of Sustainability in Bioeconomy Research

Pfau, Swinda F.; Hagens, Janneke E.; Dankbaar, Ben; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 3, pp. 1222-1249

The rise of the bioeconomy is usually associated with increased sustainability. However, various controversies suggest doubts about this assumed relationship. The objective of this paper is to identify different visions and the current understanding of the relationship between the bioeconomy and...

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Potential for Producing Biogas from Agricultural Waste in Rural Plants in Poland

Muradin, Magdalena; Foltynowicz, Zenon - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5065-5074

every other renewable source of energy. The main obstacles have to do with politically motivated economic factors. Our …

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Comparison of ORC Turbine and Stirling Engine to Produce Electricity from Gasified Poultry Waste

Cotana, Franco; Messineo, Antonio; Petrozzi, Alessandro; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 5714-5729

The Biomass Research Centre, section of CIRIAF, has recently developed a biomass boiler (300 kW thermal powered), fed … ENERPOLL (Energy Valorization of Poultry Manure in a Thermal Power Plant), funded by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and … possible applications for electricity production recovering the exceeding thermal energy. A comparison of Organic Rankine Cycle …

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Mature Hybrid Poplar Riparian Buffers along Farm Streams Produce High Yields in Response to Soil Fertility Assessed Using Three Methods

Fortier, Julien; Truax, Benoit; Gagnon, Daniel; … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 1893-1916

This study had three main objectives: (1) to evaluate the aboveground biomass and volume yield of three unrelated … wood volume, and from 51 to 193 megagrams per hectare (Mg ha−1), for woody dry biomass. High volume and woody … dry biomass yields (26.3 to 49.9 m3ha−1yr-1, and 11.4 to 21.4 Mg ha−1yr-1 …

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Goal and Scope in Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis: The Case of Hydrogen Production from Biomass

Stefanova, Milena; Tripepi, Concetta; Zamagni, Alessandra; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5463-5475

illustrated with an on-going study on a new technology for the production of high purity hydrogen from biomass, to be used in …

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Energy Efficiency at the Base of the Pyramid: A System-Based Market Model for Improved Cooking Stove Adoption

Vahlne, Niklas; Ahlgren, Erik O. - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 8679-8699

, i.e., if the fuel used is collected biomass. The aim of this paper is to propose and evaluate a model that might …

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Addressing the Impact of Environmental Xenobiotics in Coal-Fired Flue Gas

Bulucea, Cornelia A.; Rosen, Marc A.; Mastorakis, Nikos E. - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 2678-2694

Dangerous and unstable situations can result from the presence of environmental xenobiotics since their harmful effects on humans and ecosystems are often unpredictable, and building awareness of the environmental risk should be a main concern of humankind. The environmental xenobiotics in the...

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