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Bioenergy has emerged as a potentially sustainable alternative to the use of fossil fuels for transport and industrial uses. Developing nations, such as Colombia, can seize the advantages of modernizing rural areas by us...

Biomass represents an abundant carbon-neutral renewable resource for the production of bioenergy and biomaterials, and its enhanced use would address several societal needs. Advances in genetics, biotechnology, process c...

Subjects / keywords: biotechnology, biofuels, biomass, biological conversion; Technology: Chemical technology: Fuel; Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology

Subjects / keywords: biofuels, biomaterials, bioproducts, biomass, bioengineering; Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology; Technology: Chemical technology: Fuel

O artigo apresenta um panorama do setor energético brasileiro por meio de estatísticas atualizadas, referentes à evolução da oferta interna de energia e sua evolução até o ano de 2020. Em particular, é abordado ...

Abstract The article presents an interdisciplinary study examining the environmental and economic implications of introducing low-carbon fuels in coastal shipping. The main focus is on the comparison of alternative energ...

Traditional methods of biofuel production using vegetable oils and aliphatic alcohols have a number of disadvantages. A new method of transesterification of vegetable oils with alkyl acetates because they act as promoter...

This research project aims to investigate fuel tankering practices in the aviation industry, exploring their relation to carbon emissions and evaluating the Brazilian fuel tankering scenario in comparison to global and n...

O objetivo do presente trabalho é discutir a importância dos direitos fundamentais dos trabalhadores no corte de cana-de-açúcar em São Paulo em um momento em que o setor se encontra em destaque no mercado internacio...

The advancement of global endeavors to mitigate climate change is largely influenced by developments within China’s transportation sector. This study focuses on the crucial role of biodiesel as a biofuel in China’s t...

ABSTRACT Amphibians are excellent bioindicators because they are sensitive to chemical pollution and can indicate ecosystem changes due to the presence of or exposure to chemical compounds. Here we report evidence of the...

Glycerol, also known as glycerin, is a colorless, odorless, hygroscopic, and sweet-tasting viscous liquid. It is a sugar alcohol with high solubility index in water and has a wide range of applications in the food, pharm...

Algae biofuels is considered as an alternative source to fossil fuels. In recent ‎decades, there was a ‎significant increase in the use of energy sources in order ‎to avoid the depletion of traditional ‎sources s...

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue identificar el área geográfica para el desarrollo del sésamo (Sesamus indicum L) en Argentina, como fuente alimenticia y como materia prima para producir biodiesel. Para definir el...

The growing interest on first- and second-generation biofuels requires the development of thermodynamic tools with predictive capacity for mixtures containing a wide variety of organo-oxygenated compounds, water and hydr...

The development strategy is a long-term roadmap of the company's activities, which makes it possible to achieve higher performance in relation to competitors. Almost all managers of agricultural enterprises in the proces...

Sugar cane, an extremely abundant agricultural resource, is a key feedstock for the sustainable production of biofuels and bioproducts. Although it is mainly grown for the production of sugar and first-generation ethanol...

In the last three years, 2 billion tonnes of untreated and dismissed agricultural wastes have been accumulated without adequate management of reuse or final disposal, resulting in dumping or burning. The circular economy...

Recently,biofuels are considered as an important alternative energy resource and could be a substitute for fossile fuels,due to the fact the increasing awarenees of the environmental pollution issues and depletion of fos...

El objetivo del presente estudio es estimar el perfil ambiental de la producción de sorgo azucarado en la provincia de Tucumán. Para ello, se empleó la metodología del Análisis de Ciclo de Vida (LCA). Los resultados...

Los biocombustibles introducen espacios agrícolas en la producción energética. Luego modifican la gobernanza de las redes energéticas y de los territorios productivos. Las principales críticas a los biocombustibles ...

Este artículo analiza la posición de Argentina en biocombustibles durante la Conferencia de 2008 de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación, con un doble propósito: comprender la...