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  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,939 Views
14 Pages

Feedstock Security Analysis for Wood Pellet Production in Thailand

  • Piyarath Saosee,
  • Boonrod Sajjakulnukit and
  • Shabbir H. Gheewala

1 October 2020

Thailand is one of the upcoming wood pellet exporters in the Southeast Asia region. Wood pellet production has been gradually increasing in Thailand; however, the recent trend is more rapid. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the fe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,730 Views
29 Pages

Modern Methods of Obtaining Synthetic Oil from Unconventional Hydrocarbon Raw Materials: Technologies, Catalysts, and Development Prospects

  • Aisha Nurlybayeva,
  • Ainura Yermekova,
  • Raushan Taubayeva,
  • Nurbanu Sarova,
  • Ardak Sapiyeva,
  • Sulushash Mateeva,
  • Gulsim Matniyazova,
  • Kamila Bulekbayeva,
  • Gulim Jetpisbayeva and
  • Marzhan Tamabekova

14 March 2025

This article considers modern approaches to obtaining synthetic oil from unconventional hydrocarbon feedstocks, including plastic waste, tires, biomass, coal, and extra-heavy oil. Particular attention is paid to multi-stage technologies, such as pyro...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,348 Views
19 Pages

Wood-Based Bioenergy in North America: An Overview of Current Knowledge

  • Bharat Sharma Acharya,
  • Pradip Saud,
  • Sadikshya Sharma,
  • Gustavo Perez-Verdin,
  • Donald L. Grebner and
  • Omkar Joshi

22 September 2024

Policy priorities for wood-based bioenergy in North America have undergone fluctuations over time, influenced significantly by the dynamic interplay of sociopolitical factors. Recent years, however, have seen a renewed public interest in wood-based b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,677 Views
21 Pages

Para Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) Feedstock for Livelihoods Opportunities in Southern Thailand: Analysis of Socioeconomic Productivity Potentials and Security

  • John Nyandansobi Simon,
  • Narissara Nuthammachot,
  • Kuaanan Techato,
  • Kingsley Ezechukwu Okpara,
  • Sittiporn Channumsin,
  • Rungnapa Kaewthongrach and
  • Md. Sujahangir Kabir Sarkar

16 August 2022

Para rubber feedstock production potential was explored in Hat Yai district. The study focused on the respondent’s socioeconomic status, feedstock production potential, and mapped the relevant actors along the supply chain. Structured questionn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
5,303 Views
16 Pages

Food Security in the Context of Liquid Biofuels Production

  • Krystyna Kurowska,
  • Renata Marks-Bielska,
  • Stanisław Bielski,
  • Hubert Kryszk and
  • Algirdas Jasinskas

26 November 2020

A crucial factor that determines the development of production and consumption markets for biofuels is the choice of raw materials that can ensure the highest possible production efficiency, the lowest cost and the smallest emission of harmful substa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
96 Citations
23,053 Views
18 Pages

Ethanol produced from various biobased sources (bioethanol) has been gaining high attention lately due to its potential to cut down net emissions of carbon dioxide while reducing burgeoning world dependence on fossil fuels. Global ethanol production...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,117 Views
22 Pages

First-Generation Biofuels vs. Energy Security: An Overview of Biodiesel and Bioethanol

  • Renata Marks-Bielska,
  • Stanisław Bielski,
  • Krystyna Kurowska and
  • Anna Zielińska-Chmielewska

20 November 2025

Energy agriculture is one of the ways of producing clean energy. Crop production constitutes the basis for the sustainable profitability of agriculture, and agricultural products are traded on two markets: the food market and the energy market. This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
10,539 Views
26 Pages

The Role of Bioenergy in Enhancing Energy, Food and Ecosystem Sustainability Based on Societal Perceptions and Preferences in Asia

  • Lilibeth A. Acosta,
  • Damasa B. Magcale-Macandog,
  • K. S. Kavi Kumar,
  • Xuefeng Cui,
  • Elena A. Eugenio,
  • Paula Beatrice M. Macandog,
  • Arnold R. Salvacion and
  • Jemimah Mae A. Eugenio

This paper discussed the analysis of the survey on sustainability of bioenergy conducted in the Philippines, India and China. It acquired general perceptions of the people by asking them (a) specific questions about their level of familiarity with bi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
511 Views
10 Pages

19 September 2025

Energy security fosters the development of biogas, particularly in the context of the rapid energy transition. Substrates suitable for anaerobic digestion serve as feedstocks to produce biogas. Determining the optimal feedstock ratio is a key factor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,616 Views
15 Pages

Biomass Source of Biochar and Genetic Background of Tomato Influence Plant Growth and Development and Fruit Quality

  • Daylen Isaac,
  • June Labbancz,
  • Norman Richard Knowles,
  • Elvir Tenic,
  • Andrew Horgan,
  • Rishikesh Ghogare and
  • Amit Dhingra

Maintaining healthy soils and restoring marginal lands are necessary to ensure efficient food production and food security. Biochar, a porous carbon-rich material generated from the pyrolysis of organic feedstock, is receiving attention as a soil ame...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,451 Views
30 Pages

30 March 2025

This study assesses the sustainability of bioethanol production from multiple agricultural feedstocks, including corn stover, wheat straw, and rice husk, using a life cycle assessment (LCA) method. The process focuses on converting lignocellulose bio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
11,581 Views
17 Pages

Value Chain Structures that Define European Cellulosic Ethanol Production

  • Jay Sterling Gregg,
  • Simon Bolwig,
  • Teis Hansen,
  • Ola Solér,
  • Sara Ben Amer-Allam,
  • Júlia Pladevall Viladecans,
  • Antje Klitkou and
  • Arne Fevolden

14 January 2017

Production of cellulosic ethanol (CE) has not yet reached the scale envisaged by the literature and industry. This study explores CE production in Europe to improve understanding of the motivations and barriers associated with this situation. To do t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,497 Views
14 Pages

Life Cycle Perspectives of Using Non-Pelleted vs. Pelleted Corn Stover in a Cellulosic Biorefinery

  • Nurun Nahar,
  • Ramsharan Pandey,
  • Ghasideh Pourhashem,
  • David Ripplinger and
  • Scott W. Pryor

27 April 2021

Cellulosic biorefineries have attracted interest due to the growing energy security and environmental concerns related to fossil fuel-based energy and chemicals. Using pelleted biomass as a biorefinery feedstock can reduce their processing inputs whi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
127 Citations
19,507 Views
22 Pages

Production of Biodiesel from Castor Oil: A Review

  • Carlos S. Osorio-González,
  • Natali Gómez-Falcon,
  • Fabiola Sandoval-Salas,
  • Rahul Saini,
  • Satinder K. Brar and
  • Antonio Avalos Ramírez

14 May 2020

An attractive alternative to the use of fossil fuels is biodiesel, which can be obtained from a variety of feedstock through different transesterification systems such as ultrasound, microwave, biological, chemical, among others. The efficient and co...

  • Review
  • Open Access
76 Citations
9,308 Views
25 Pages

Recent Advances in the Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Lignocellulosic Feedstocks

  • Sevakumaran Vigneswari,
  • Muhammad Shahrul Md Noor,
  • Tan Suet May Amelia,
  • Karthnee Balakrishnan,
  • Azila Adnan,
  • Kesaven Bhubalan,
  • Al-Ashraf Abdullah Amirul and
  • Seeram Ramakrishna

10 August 2021

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biodegradable polymers that are considered able to replace synthetic plastic because their biochemical characteristics are in some cases the same as other biodegradable polymers. However, due to the disadvantages of co...

  • Review
  • Open Access
64 Citations
26,362 Views
23 Pages

1921–2021: A Century of Renewable Ammonia Synthesis

  • Kevin H. R. Rouwenhorst,
  • Anthony S. Travis and
  • Leon Lefferts

7 April 2022

Synthetic ammonia, manufactured by the Haber–Bosch process and its variants, is the key to securing global food security. Hydrogen is the most important feedstock for all synthetic ammonia processes. Renewable ammonia production relies on hydro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,444 Views
14 Pages

Policy Uncertainty and the US Ethanol Industry

  • Jason P. H. Jones,
  • Zidong M. Wang,
  • Bruce A. McCarl and
  • Minglu Wang

9 November 2017

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2), as implemented, has introduced uncertainty into US ethanol producers and the supporting commodity market. First, the fixed mandate for what is mainly cornstarch-based ethanol has increased feedstock price volatilit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,768 Views
23 Pages

Enhancing Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Lignocellulosic Bioethanol Production: Key Factors, Innovative Technologies, Policy Frameworks, and Social Considerations

  • Alfred Elikem Kwami Afedzi,
  • Getrude Shallom Afrakomah,
  • Kwame Gyan,
  • Jamil Khan,
  • Ramatu Seidu,
  • Theophilus Baidoo,
  • Imrana Niaz Sultan,
  • Afrasiab Khan Tareen and
  • Pramuk Parakulsuksatid

10 January 2025

Lignocellulosic bioethanol is a promising renewable energy source that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy security. However, its commercialization faces significant economic and environmental challenges, including high feedstock c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,240 Views
42 Pages

Hydrogen: Prospects and Criticalities for Future Development and Analysis of Present EU and National Regulation

  • Gianluigi Migliavacca,
  • Claudio Carlini,
  • Piergiovanni Domenighini and
  • Claudio Zagano

26 September 2024

Hydrogen is in the spotlight in the energy world, and it will remain so. In Europe, the necessity to integrate ever-growing amounts of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in order to implement the ambitious European decarbonization policy (package Fit-for...

  • Opinion
  • Open Access
66 Citations
17,028 Views
10 Pages

23 November 2018

The energy demand in Indonesia has increased significantly with its population growth, urbanization, and economic development. The growing concern of meeting energy demand while reducing dependency on fossil fuels has resulted in an increasing demand...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,640 Views
18 Pages

7 March 2018

Under dual pressures of energy and environmental security, sweet sorghum is becoming one of the most promising feedstocks for biofuel production. In the present study, the technical feasibility of sweet sorghum production was assessed in eight agricu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,907 Views
15 Pages

Progress and Prospects of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Implementation: A Critical Analysis, Challenges and Conclusions

  • Sergii Boichenko,
  • Oleksandr Bavykin,
  • Artem Artyukhov,
  • Sylwester Bogacki,
  • Marek Rutkowski and
  • Dariusz Reśko

16 June 2025

Modern aviation is one of the main consumers of petroleum-based fuels, consuming nearly 100 million gallons of fuel per year, and this consumption continues to grow. On the other hand, airlines have committed to achieving net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
10,312 Views
20 Pages

Biomaterials and Regenerative Agriculture: A Methodological Framework to Enable Circular Transitions

  • Patritsia Maria Stathatou,
  • Liz Corbin,
  • J. Carson Meredith and
  • Alysia Garmulewicz

28 September 2023

Biomaterials, used here to signify 100% biobased and biodegradable materials, can offer a promising solution for transitioning away from fossil-based resources, addressing the climate crisis, and combating plastic pollution. To ensure their environme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,011 Views
22 Pages

5 March 2024

Rapid urbanization worldwide results in high demand for meat products, which in turn result in high numbers of animals being slaughtered for human consumption to meet food security demands, especially in low-income countries such as South Africa. The...

  • Review
  • Open Access
138 Citations
22,791 Views
34 Pages

23 November 2019

Biochar is one of the most affordable negative emission technologies (NET) at hand for future large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which is typically found essential to stabilizing global temperature rise at relatively low levels....

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
21 Citations
9,386 Views
4 Pages

Bioenergy is fairly recognized as not only a necessity, but an inevitable path to secure the planet future energy needs. There is however a global consensus that the overall feasibility of bioenergy will require an integrated approach based on divers...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,758 Views
12 Pages

2 April 2025

This study assesses Queensland’s sugar industry potential for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production via biomass-to-liquids (BtL) processes. Using surplus sugarcane bagasse, preliminary estimates suggest that individual mills could support...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,356 Views
20 Pages

29 September 2022

Lignocellulose-rich empty fruit bunches (EFBs) have high potential as feedstock for second-generation biofuel and biochemical production without compromising food security. Nevertheless, the major challenge of valorizing lignocellulose-rich EFB is it...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,015 Views
14 Pages

11 November 2022

Forest biomass is an appealing bioenergy feedstock due its renewability, availability and potential to stimulate local economies. It is, however, voluminous, with heterogenous fuel characteristics and uncertainties in its supply. The feasibility of a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,808 Views
25 Pages

11 August 2025

Contemporary climate challenges and energy security issues once again demonstrate that the transition to alternative motor fuels is a key and priority task for ensuring sustainable development in European Union countries, as well as in Ukraine. This...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
8,165 Views
24 Pages

Insight into the Sustainable Integration of Bio- and Petroleum Refineries for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals

  • Wegik Dwi Prasetyo,
  • Zulfan Adi Putra,
  • Muhammad Roil Bilad,
  • Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia,
  • Yusuf Wibisono,
  • Nik Abdul Hadi Nordin and
  • Mohd Dzul Hakim Wirzal

11 May 2020

A petroleum refinery heavily depends on crude oil as its main feedstock to produce liquid fuels and chemicals. In the long term, this unyielding dependency is threatened by the depletion of the crude oil reserve. However, in the short term, its price...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,761 Views
20 Pages

25 October 2022

Global energy security relies on fossil-based resources that are affiliated with the source of global warming, apart from punches of political and economic instabilities. Biomass is a promising alternative carbonaceous feedstock used for the producti...

  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
6,246 Views
22 Pages

Integration of Waste to Bioenergy Conversion Systems: A Critical Review

  • Richard Ochieng,
  • Alemayehu Gebremedhin and
  • Shiplu Sarker

6 April 2022

Sustainable biofuel production is the most effective way to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions associated with fossil fuels while preserving food security and land use. In addition to producing bioenergy, waste biorefineries can be incorporated into t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
10,145 Views
14 Pages

17 June 2015

Currently, hydrogen is mainly produced through steam reforming of natural gas. However, this conventional process involves environmental and energy security concerns. This has led to the development of alternative technologies for (potentially) green...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
12,875 Views
21 Pages

An Assessment of Thailand’s Biofuel Development

  • S. Kumar,
  • P. Abdul Salam,
  • Pujan Shrestha and
  • Emmanuel Kofi Ackom

15 April 2013

The paper provides an assessment of first generation biofuel (ethanol and biodiesel) development in Thailand in terms of feedstock used, production trends, planned targets and policies and discusses the biofuel sustainability issues—environmental, s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
61 Citations
10,171 Views
27 Pages

Algal-Mediated Nanoparticles, Phycochar, and Biofertilizers for Mitigating Abiotic Stresses in Plants: A Review

  • Zainul Abideen,
  • Huma Waqif,
  • Neelma Munir,
  • Ali El-Keblawy,
  • Maria Hasnain,
  • Emanuele Radicetti,
  • Roberto Mancinelli,
  • Brent L. Nielsen and
  • Ghulam Haider

29 July 2022

The excessive use of agrochemicals to ensure food security under the conditions of a growing population, global climate change, weather extremes, droughts, wasteful use of freshwater resources, and land degradation has created severe challenges for s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,181 Views
12 Pages

Evaluating the Potential of Newly Developed Energy Cane Clones for First- and Second-Generation Ethanol Production

  • Sutticha Na-Ranong Thammasittirong,
  • Prasert Chatwachirawong,
  • Kedwarin Khemdee and
  • Anon Thammasittirong

The rapid increases in fuel ethanol demand and food security concerns have driven the need for diverse feedstocks in the ethanol production process. Energy cane is an energy crop that is an ideal sustainable biofuel feedstock. The present study evalu...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
992 Views
21 Pages

Coproduction of Biodiesel and Bioethanol from Ricinus communis Seed Through an Integrated Process

  • Alejandra G. Oliva-Rodríguez,
  • Fernando Salinas De León,
  • Thelma K. Morales-Martínez,
  • José Antonio Rodríguez-De la Garza,
  • Miguel A. Medina-Morales,
  • Marisol Cruz-Requena,
  • Gustavo A. Neyra-Escobedo and
  • Leopoldo J. Ríos-González

9 September 2025

The growing demand for renewable energy has spurred an interest in non-edible feedstocks for biofuel production. Ricinus communis (castor) seeds are a promising resource due to their high oil and starch content, as well as their adaptability to margi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,617 Views
17 Pages

27 June 2025

Cellulosic raw materials are the most common source of carbon on Earth and are in great demand for the production of high-value-added products. Cellulosic feedstocks represent a strong matrix consisting of cellulose, lignin, and hemicelluloses. The e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,215 Views
16 Pages

28 July 2021

Bioethanol will play a significant role in energy structure adjustment and greenhouse gas mitigation in the future, especially in the transport sector. As bioethanol production with grain crops may become obsolete due to food security concerns, the C...

  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
13,092 Views
28 Pages

16 July 2023

In order to satisfy the increasing need for renewable chemicals and fuels, it is important to replace petroleum-based products with alternative feedstocks. Lignocellulosic biomass is considered to be the most capable alternative source for producing...

  • Review
  • Open Access
53 Citations
13,195 Views
13 Pages

17 April 2013

The demand for food, feed, and feedstocks for bioenergy and biofactory plants will increase proportionally due to population growth, prosperity, and bioeconomic growth. Securing food supply and meeting demand for biomass will involve many biological...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,947 Views
25 Pages

Development and Prospects of Biomass-Based Fuels for Heavy-Duty Truck Applications: A Case Study in Oregon

  • Asiful Alam,
  • Robert J. Macias,
  • John Sessions,
  • Chukwuemeka Valentine Okolo,
  • Swagat Attreya,
  • Kevin Lyons and
  • Andres Susaeta

26 May 2025

Decarbonizing Oregon’s heavy-duty trucking sector, which accounts for 24% of the state’s transportation emissions, is essential for meeting carbon reduction targets. Drop-in fuels such as renewable diesel, biodiesel, and synthetic fuels p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,661 Views
24 Pages

Bioenergy on Islands: An Environmental Comparison of Continental Palm Oil vs. Local Waste Cooking Oil for Electricity Generation

  • Christian R. Parra,
  • Adriana Corrêa-Guimarães,
  • Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia,
  • Ricardo A. Narváez C.,
  • Daniel Rivadeneira,
  • Darío Rodríguez and
  • Angel D. Ramirez

30 May 2020

Energy security on islands is a challenging issue due to their isolation from energy markets and fossil fuel dependence. In addition, islands’ average energy intensity has increased in recent years due to economic development. This research exp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,596 Views
19 Pages

Between 20 and 30% of the feedstock delivered cost is the highway hauling. In order to achieve maximum truck productivity, and thus minimize hauling cost, the hauling technology needs to provide for rapid loading and unloading. Three prototype techno...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,217 Views
13 Pages

Blockchain Solutions for Logistic Management

  • Veneta Aleksieva,
  • Hristo Valchanov,
  • Venelin Maleshkov and
  • Aydan Haka

31 October 2024

Blockchain technologies have the potential to fundamentally change logistics and supply chain management. By leveraging the capabilities of blockchain technology, businesses can increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve security and trust in ope...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,615 Views
22 Pages

4 November 2014

To meet Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) cellulosic biofuel mandates, the United States will require an annual domestic supply of about 242 million Mg of biomass by 2022. To improve the feedstock logistics of lignocellulosic biofuels in or...

  • Review
  • Open Access
122 Citations
13,804 Views
43 Pages

An Overview of the Classification, Production and Utilization of Biofuels for Internal Combustion Engine Applications

  • Omojola Awogbemi,
  • Daramy Vandi Von Kallon,
  • Emmanuel Idoko Onuh and
  • Victor Sunday Aigbodion

9 September 2021

Biofuel, a cost-effective, safe, and environmentally benign fuel produced from renewable sources, has been accepted as a sustainable replacement and a panacea for the damaging effects of the exploration for and consumption of fossil-based fuels. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,756 Views
27 Pages

8 May 2025

This study examines the evolving role of canola biofuel in achieving energy security, analyzing its historical significance, current challenges, and prospects. Once a dominant feedstock for biodiesel production in Europe, canola biofuel is facing a d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
95 Citations
16,449 Views
20 Pages

Pyrolysis of Municipal Green Waste: A Modelling, Simulation and Experimental Analysis

  • Mohammed J. Kabir,
  • Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury and
  • Mohammad G. Rasul

23 July 2015

Pyrolysis is the thermo-chemical conversion of carbonaceous feedstock in the absence of oxygen to produce bio-fuel (bio-oil, bio-char and syn-gas). Bio-fuel production from municipal green waste (MGW) through the pyrolysis process has attracted consi...

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