Journals

Table of Contents for Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Optimum scale of feedstock processing for renewable diesel production

Vegetable oil from canola and camelina can be converted to renewable diesel via hydroprocessing. In this study, a techno‐economic model was developed to estimate the cost of vegetable oil production...

Accounting for the constrained availability of land: a comparison of bio‐based ethanol, polyethylene, and PLA with regard to non‐renewable energy use and land use

In a bio‐based economy, chemicals, materials, biofuels, and other forms of energy will be produced from biomass. Pressure on agricultural land will thus increase, calling for highly efficient...

Small‐scale processing of biomass for biorefinery

The current fossil‐based economy is moving towards a more bio‐based economy. To enable this transition, many different processes for biorefinery are being developed. Small‐scale biorefinery processes...

Techno‐economic assessment of the production of bio‐based chemicals from glutamic acid

In this review, possible process steps for the production of bio‐based industrial chemicals from glutamic acid are described, including a techno‐economic assessment of all processes. The products...

Pathways for agro‐bioenergy transition in Ukraine

Economies in transition (EiTs) (e. g. Ukraine (UA), Belarus, Moldova, etc.) are significantly dependent on energy imports, and require revitalization of their agricultural sectors and improvements in...

Impact and prospective of fungal pre‐treatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enzymatic hydrolysis

The presence of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass leads to a protective barrier which prevents enzymes from being accessible to cellulose and hemicellulose for hydrolysis. As a result, pre‐treatment...

Potential of hydrothermal treatments in lignocellulose biorefineries

The aqueous fractionation of native lignocellulosic materials with hot, compressed water (also known as hydrothermal processing or autohydrolysis) has been proposed as a fractionation method for...

Impact of microalgae characteristics on their conversion to biofuel. Part II: Focus on biomethane production

Among biofuel production processes using microalgal biomass, biogas generation seems to be the least complex. This review summarizes information regarding anaerobic digestion of different microalgae...

Will second‐generation ethanol be able to compete with first‐generation ethanol? Opportunities for cost reduction

The production costs of a lignocellulosic ethanol process, both currently and projected for 2020, were compared to a corn ethanol process, to determine its economic competitiveness. A techno‐economic...

Energy consumption, wealth, and biofuels: helping human beings achieve their potential

The longer we wait, the poorer and less able we will be to make the renewable power transition. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd