Article
Agricultural Engineering
Forough Momayez, Mattias Hedenstrom, Stefan Stagge, Leif J. Jonsson, Carlos Martin
Summary: In this study, hydrolysis lignin was extracted using the green solvent gamma-valerolactone (GVL), and it was found that mixtures containing sulfuric acid resulted in higher solubilization and regeneration rates. Characterization of the regenerated lignins revealed that treatment temperature had a significant impact on molecular weight, with SA-GVL lignins exhibiting higher and broader distribution of molecular weight.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Dixita Chettri, Shadab Ahmed, Anoop Anand Malik, Anil Kumar Verma
Summary: Recent global shift towards sustainable development focuses on lignocellulose as a source of bioenergy and biochemicals. This review discusses the use of lignin, the second most abundant polymer in lignocellulose, as a powerhouse for bioenergy generation and industrial applications. Various methods for lignin depolymerization are discussed, along with the composition of lignin in different sources and the complexity of pre-treatment processes. The review also explores the limitations of current valorization techniques and suggests ways to overcome them, as well as future prospects for lignin in the production of value-added products.
BIOENERGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mikhail Yu Balakshin, Ewellyn A. Capanema, Irina Sulaeva, Philipp Schlee, Zeen Huang, Martin Feng, Maryam Borghei, Orlando J. Rojas, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Summary: Sugar-based biorefineries have faced economic challenges, with lignins often considered low-value products. However, recent research has shown that biorefinery lignins can be successfully used as high-value products, demonstrating beneficial synergistic effects in various applications.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
G. Ginni, S. Kavitha, Yukesh R. Kannah, Shashi Kant Bhatia, Adish S. Kumar, M. Rajkumar, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Nguyen Thuy Lan Chi, Rajesh J. Banu
Summary: The paper reviews the utilization of agricultural residues for the production of high valuable products, highlighting the importance of technical advancement and economic viability in promoting the valorization of agricultural residues. Additionally, the significance of techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment in assessing the environmental consequences of developed products is emphasized.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Jitendra Kumar, Himanshu, Hemansi, Amanjot Kaur, Aayush Mathur
Summary: Global interest in lignocellulosic biorefineries has increased due to sustainable technological advancements. However, enzymatic hydrolysis in biorefinery operations faces challenges that limit cost-effectiveness.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Filippo Brienza, Korneel Van Aelst, Francois Devred, Delphine Magnin, Maxim Tschulkow, Philippe Nimmegeers, Steven Van Passel, Bert F. Sels, Patrick Gerin, Damien P. Debecker, Iwona Cybulska
Summary: This study discusses a dithionite-assisted organosolv fractionation (DAOF) method for the conversion of lignocellulose into cellulosic pulp and mono-/oligo-aromatics. The results show that DAOF is a viable fractionation method for the sustainable upgrading of lignocellulosic biomass.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Mingyang Hu, Lin Yuan, Ziyuan Cai, Weihua Zhang, Qiang Fu, Dandan Ji
Summary: In this study, a new pretreatment method combining ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) and deep eutectic solvent (DES) was developed for the rapid separation of wheat straw fractions. The AFEX-assisted DES pretreatment significantly reduced pretreatment time and improved pretreatment efficiency. The study also investigated the enzymatic effect of cellulose on glucose generation.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Sivasamy Sethupathy, Garbriel Murillo Morales, Lu Gao, Hongliang Wang, Bin Yang, Jianxiong Jiang, Jianzhong Sun, Daochen Zhu
Summary: As an abundant aromatic biopolymer, lignin holds great potential for producing various chemicals and biofuels through biorefinery activities, contributing to a sustainable circular economy. However, lignin valorization faces challenges such as its heterogeneous nature, intrinsic recalcitrance, strong smell, dark color, difficulties in lignocellulosic fractionation, and high bond dissociation enthalpies in its functional groups. Despite these constraints, recent research and development have shown promising applications of lignin-based hydrogels, surfactants, 3D printing materials, electrodes, and fine chemicals production. This review summarizes the main limitations and possible solutions for industrial lignin valorization, and provides future perspectives based on its abundance and potential applications reported in scientific literature.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Takehito Nakazawa, Chikako Inoue, Dong Xuan Nguyen, Moriyuki Kawauchi, Masahiro Sakamoto, Yoichi Honda
Summary: This study reports an efficient method for gene mutagenesis in Ceriporiopsis subvermispora using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Results showed that the target gene(s) could be disrupted or modified successfully by introducing plasmids expressing Cas9 and single-guide RNA. Marker-free genome editing was observed in the mutants. This method provides a valuable tool for studying lignocellulose-degrading systems in C. subvermispora.
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Chi-Chun Lo, Yu-Wei Chang, Yu-Ling Chen, Ying-Ling Liu, Ho-Shing Wu, Yi-Ming Sun
Summary: The study investigated lignin recovery from rice straw biorefinery waste using soda extraction process with ethylene glycol as a co-solvent. The results showed that high purity lignin with 94% recovery and 92% purity could be obtained. Ethylene glycol increased lignin solubility, leading to higher yield and recovery than the neat Soda process. The kinetic analysis revealed a two-phase delignification reaction with different mechanisms of solubilization.
JOURNAL OF THE TAIWAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dixita Chettri, Ashwani Kumar Verma, Lija Sarkar, Anil Kumar Verma
Summary: Extremeophiles and extremozymes play a crucial role in industrial applications, especially in lignocellulose degradation and biofuel production. Research on enhancing the stability and efficiency of extremozymes is being conducted to increase their industrial application value.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Dylan M. Brown, Joel Pawlak, Amy M. Grunden
Summary: The pulp and paper industry contains a significant amount of lignocellulosic material that can be converted into valuable chemicals through bacterial fermentation. Bacterial conversion has the potential to enhance the value of lignocellulosic biomass and provide a sustainable and economically feasible approach for the pulp and paper industry.
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Manish Kumar, Siming You, Jingzi Beiyuan, Gang Luo, Juhi Gupta, Sunil Kumar, Lal Singh, Shicheng Zhang, Daniel C. W. Tsang
Summary: Lignin, the most prominent aromatic feedstock on Earth, is still an underrated subject in terms of valorization. The principal preparatory strategies for lignin valorization involve fragmentation and depolymerization to produce fuels and chemicals, which require tedious separation and purification due to lignin's structural heterogeneity. Genus Pseudomonas bacteria are dominant in lignin valorization, thanks to their robust enzymatic machinery that can convert lignin derivatives into target products such as PHAs and MA. This review critically examines the potential of Genus Pseudomonas in lignin valorization and discusses advanced genetic techniques to facilitate the synthesis of bioproducts using lignin compounds.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Wenchao Li, Bin Xu, Mingfang Xu, Yue Wu, Zhihua Liu, Bingzhi Li, Cheng Zhong, Shiru Jia
Summary: A novel mild and recyclable ethylenediamine (EDA) pretreatment method was developed, which efficiently removed lignin from corn stover and facilitated the recovery of pretreatment reagents. The recovered EDA showed comparable pretreatment efficiency even after multiple rounds of recovery. Additionally, EDA lignin-based PU foam exhibited superior properties compared to alkali lignin-based PU foam.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Natalia Obrzut, Patricio F. F. Carnelli, Sophie Brauer, Justin M. Notestein, George F. Wells, Kimberly A. Gray
Summary: A biorefinery utilizing a microbial electrolysis cell is proposed to depolymerize lignin into valuable products. By optimizing the operating conditions, discrete aromatics (monomers and flavonoids) are obtained at a higher yield compared to previous reports, along with lignin nanoparticles. These products have potential applications in various industries.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Xiao-Meng Ma, Jian-Wei Wang, Li-Ting Zhao, Yafei Zhang, Jun-Ying Liu, Songmei Wang, Daochen Zhu, Zhugen Yang, Yang-Chun Yong
Summary: A novel microfiber-like biohydrogel was developed using electroactive bacteria-induced graphene oxide reduction and confined self-assembly in a capillary tube. This biohydrogel enabled efficient electron exchange between cells and the conductive graphene network, and was used to create a miniature whole-cell electrochemical biosensing system for fumarate detection. The system exhibited high sensitivity and a low limit of detection, offering new possibilities for bioelectrochemical detection in small volumes or at high spatial resolutions.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jian Fitria, Jian Liu, Bin Yang
Summary: Minerals in biomass have a significant impact on biofuel quality and yield, especially in current thermochemical biomass conversion processes. However, the roles of plant minerals in biochemical conversion have not been extensively studied, despite their known effect of reducing carbohydrate feedstock and sugar yield. This review discusses the challenges posed by plant minerals in a biorefinery, including decreased biomass quality, reduced process efficiency, and lower product quality and quantity from biomass conversion. It highlights the importance of strategically managing the occurrence of minerals in biomass to optimize biofuel production and support the concept of a circular bioeconomy.
BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Huayou Chen, Xiaoyu Liang, Shouzhi Li, Zhoulei Cui, Yangchun Yong, Zhong Ni, Quan Bu, Daochen Zhu
Summary: By studying the effects of small molecules on the efficiency of lignin degradation by lignin peroxidase, the utility value of enzymes was maximized. Using wheat straw as raw material, it was found that laccase, glucose oxidase, malonic acid, citric acid, ZnSO4, CaCl2 could promote the lignin degradation by the lignin peroxidase. Moreover, glucose oxidase, malonic acid and CaCl2 had obvious synergy effects on lignin degradation by the lignin peroxidase.
BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Zohaib Nawaz, Huarong Shang, Jianzhong Sun, Alei Geng, Sameh S. Ali, Daochen Zhu
Summary: The novel Pseudomonas strain Hu109A, isolated from termite gut, possesses lignin-oxidizing enzymes and genes related to PHA synthesis, showing its potential for biorefinery procedures.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sameh Samir Ali, Tamer Elsamahy, Daochen Zhu, Jianzhong Sun
Summary: This study investigated the potential of gut symbionts of lesser waxworm larvae to degrade low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Two bacterial isolates, identified as Citrobacter freundii and Bacillus sp., showed the highest reduction in LDPE's tensile strength. The cell density of these bacteria increased over time, indicating their high activity in degrading LDPE. These findings provide promising evidence for the biodegradation of plastic waste management in the environment.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ashenafi Berhanu, Ishmael Mutanda, Ji Taolin, Majjid A. Qaria, Bin Yang, Daochen Zhu
Summary: Since the 1950s, large amounts of PFAS have been dumped into the environment, causing significant contamination. PFAS are resistant to degradation and have adverse effects on health and the environment. Traditional physicochemical methods for PFAS treatment have drawbacks, making microbial degradation and enzymatic treatment highly sought after. This review provides an overview of PFAS classification, properties, and interaction with the environment, and discusses recent developments in microbial degradation, transformation routes, and challenges in bioremediation approaches.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Nisar Uddin, Noor Muhammad, Sameh Samir Ali, Riaz Ullah, Ahmed Bari, Hidayat Hussain, Daochen Zhu
Summary: Understanding the impacts and constraints of climate change on the geographical distribution of Ziziphus nummularia is crucial for its sustainability. This study analyzed field investigation and climate change data using ArcGIS analysis. Genetic diversity of 180 genotypes from three populations was studied using morphological attributes and simple sequence repeat (SSR). Results showed that mean temperature was a significant factor limiting the distribution. Current and future suitable regions were identified as Swat and Buner, respectively. Phenotypic traits and genetic diversity were assessed, indicating the presence of variability and unique alleles. Conservation strategies are required due to the impact of climate change on species distributions.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Mahammed Ilyas Khazi, Fakhra Liaqat, Wenhui Gu, Badr Mohamed, Daochen Zhu, Jian Li
Summary: This study investigates the development of a dual-substrate mixotrophy strategy to cultivate the microalga Haematococcus lacustris for astaxanthin production. The results showed that the dual-substrate mixotrophy significantly increased biomass productivity by up to 2-fold in the green growth phase compared to phototrophic controls. Furthermore, the supplementation of dual-substrate to the red phase increased astaxanthin accumulation by 10% compared to single-substrate acetate and no substrate. This approach shows promise for commercial production of biological astaxanthin in indoor closed systems.
BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xu Chunyan, Majjid A. Qaria, Xu Qi, Zhu Daochen
Summary: Petroleum hydrocarbon compounds are persistent organic pollutants that can cause permanent damage to ecosystems due to their biomagnification. Bioremediation is currently the main solution for remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants in ecosystems. However, there are various challenges for microorganisms to perform efficiently in outside environments, making it necessary to explore efficient biodegradation technologies through the discovery of new microorganisms, modification of biodegradation pathways, and development of new bioremediation technologies.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Md Muzammel Hossain, Iffat Jahan, Abdullah Al Nahian, Zhipeng Zhuang, Stephen J. Maxwell, Mohamed Yassin Ali, Sivasamy Sethupathy, Daochen Zhu
Summary: The consumption of contaminated finfish from the polluted river of Turag-Tongi-Balu, Kamarpara site, Dhaka poses significant health hazards to humans, with the concentrations of Cd, Mn, Pb, and Se exceeding the Food Safety Guideline value in most fish species. The high Mn concentrations in certain fish species elevate the non-carcinogenic risk, and there are statistically significant differences in heavy metal concentrations among fish species. The regular dietary consumption of fish from this polluted ecosystem poses a significant health risk and is indicated as cancer, emphasizing the importance of monitoring heavy metal contamination and minimizing the risk to human health.
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Ishmael Mutanda, Zahoor, Sivasamy Sethupathy, Qi Xu, Bin Zhu, Sayed Waqas Ali Shah, Zhipeng Zhuang, Daochen Zhu
Summary: This study optimized the production of bacterial laccase, a promising enzyme for lignin valorization and biomass processing, by improving culture medium composition and fermentation parameters. The optimized medium achieved a 3.3-fold yield improvement, and further optimization of fermentation parameters resulted in a 7-fold yield increase compared to initial conditions. This research provides a high-yielding and cost-efficient production system for bacterial laccase and has implications in various applications.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Manufacturing
Syed Waqas Ali Shah, Qi Xu, Muhammad Wajid Ullah, Sivasamy Sethupathy, Gabriel Murillo Morales, Jianzhong Sun, Daochen Zhu
Summary: Additive manufacturing, particularly using renewable natural polymers and synthetic materials, shows great potential in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, food, and biomedical industries. Among these materials, lignin, which is a renewable bio-based raw material, is receiving significant attention due to its amorphous macromolecular structure and beneficial properties. However, the complex polymeric and amorphous structure of lignin presents challenges for its utilization in 3D printing. This review summarizes the use of lignin in the preparation of ink for 3D printing and discusses its merits, limitations, and future perspectives.
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Majjid A. Qaria, Chunyan Xu, Arif Hussain, Muhammad Zohaib Nawaz, Daochen Zhu
Summary: This study reveals the impact of oil pollution on soil microbial communities, with increased presence of bacterial species and higher expression of resistance and virulence factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Asad Ullah Khan, Muhammad Zahoor, Mujaddad Ur Rehman, Muhammad Ikram, Daochen Zhu, Muhammad Naveed Umar, Riaz Ullah, Essam A. Ali
Summary: Dye-polluted wastewater is a serious threat to human, animal, and plant health. To mitigate this, the treatment of wastewater containing dyes is necessary. This study demonstrates the use of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to degrade the textile azo dye brown 703. Optimization experiments showed that under specific conditions, the bacterial strain can effectively decolorize and degrade the dye within 3 days.
MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Genovese, F. Piraino, P. Fragiacomo
Summary: This research proposes the concept of a hydrogen valley in southern Italy, where hydrogen is produced centrally and delivered via fuel cell hybrid trains to refueling stations, providing transportation services. The analysis from both technical and economic perspectives shows that the cost of hydrogen and energy efficiency reached competitive levels, and hydrogen rail transport offers significant benefits in terms of emissions reduction and economic gains compared to conventional diesel trains and fully electric trains.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Miaomiao Liu, Payam Nejat, Pinlu Cao, Carlos Jimenez-Bescos, John Kaiser Calautit
Summary: This article provides a critical review of the performance of windcatchers, pointing out the current research gaps and issues, and proposing directions for further investigation and market prospects.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Solomon Boadu, Ebenezer Otoo
Summary: Despite Africa's vast energy resources, including wind energy, the continent faces challenges in developing its wind energy industry. Northern African countries and South Africa currently dominate the wind energy sector in Africa. To uplift Africa's socio-economic status, strong political will, supportive policies, and institutional frameworks are needed to drive the development of wind energy and overcome existing challenges.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
E. K. Grubbs, S. M. Gruss, V. Z. Schull, M. J. Gosney, M. V. Mickelbart, S. Brouder, M. W. Gitau, P. Bermel, M. R. Tuinstra, R. Agrawal
Summary: As the global population grows, the demand for food, energy, and water will increase significantly. However, limited land availability and competition for solar resources pose challenges to resource generation technologies. In the United States, both agriculture and solar energy production have adopted densification schemes to improve yields and energy output per unit of land. This research proposes an Agrivoltaic food and energy coproduction architecture that optimizes power generation while maintaining crop productivity by implementing ideal anti-tracking during critical growth periods. This technology offers a viable pathway for widespread solar implementation throughout the contiguous United States.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Han Shao, Rui Henriques, Hugo Morais, Elisabetta Tedeschi
Summary: The integration of offshore wind energy into the electric grid provides opportunities in terms of environmental sustainability and cost efficiency, but poses challenges to power quality. This survey offers a deeper understanding of disturbance detection and classification tools, exploring root causes, disturbance locations, and algorithmic solutions. It highlights synchronized waveform measurement and discusses evaluation metrics for detection and classification algorithms. Additionally, a novel system-wide monitoring framework is proposed.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eleni Davidson, Yair Schwartz, Joe Williams, Dejan Mumovic
Summary: A continued upward trend in global greenhouse gas emissions poses risks to global infrastructure and built assets. Maintaining high indoor environmental quality standards is a challenge for higher education institutions under future climates. Passive cooling mechanisms may be insufficient to tolerate predicted temperature increases. Different building typologies have varying energy demand projections.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kexin Pang, Jian Zhou, Stamatis Tsianikas, David W. Coit, Yizhong Ma
Summary: This study proposes a new framework for long-term microgrid expansion planning, using deep reinforcement learning method to consider various uncertainties and constraints. The framework aims to enhance the effectiveness of microgrid expansion planning from the perspectives of economy, resilience, and greenhouse gas emission reduction.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jun Zhao, Kangyin Dong, Xiucheng Dong
Summary: The continuous growth of global electricity penetration has provided modern energy for alleviating energy poverty, but its impact on carbon neutrality has been overlooked. The research reveals that clean electricity from traditional fossil energy and renewable energy has a positive influence on the greenhouse effect. Eradicating energy poverty can effectively alleviate the greenhouse effect, especially in non-Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) nations.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hossein Shahbeik, Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi, Mona Dehhaghi, Gilles J. Guillemin, Alireza Fallahi, Homa Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, Hamid Amiri, Mohammad Rehan, Deepak Raikwar, Hannes Latine, Bruno Pandalone, Benyamin Khoshnevisan, Christian Sonne, Luigi Vaccaro, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Su Shiung Lam, Junting Pan, Rafael Luque, Bert Sels, Wanxi Peng, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo
Summary: This review explores the production of biocrude oil from biomass feedstocks through the process of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). It discusses the impact of process parameters on the quality, quantity, cost, and environmental impacts of biofuels. The review also highlights the challenges and prospects for the future development of biocrude oil.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Meysam Majidi Nezhad, Mehdi Neshat, Georgios Sylaios, Davide Astiaso Garcia
Summary: Digital twins promise innovation for the marine renewable energy sector by using modern technological advances and the existing maritime knowledge frameworks. This research presents critical aspects of digital twin implementation challenges in marine energy digitalization approaches that use and combine data systems.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yeganeh Sharifian, Hamdi Abdi
Summary: This paper discusses the background and objectives of the multi-area economic dispatch problem, as well as various techniques and methods applied in this field. It also covers comprehensive formulations of the problem and important issues in the field of probabilistic MAED, along with some related concepts and suggestions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. G. B. Churchill, V. B. Borugadda, A. K. Dalai
Summary: The increasing global energy demand and the need to reduce fossil fuel reliance have created a demand for renewable and sustainable fuel sources. This review explores the potential of tall oil, a by-product of the pulping industry, as a feedstock for biofuels. The review provides an overview of tall oil production, purification, and treatment, and investigates recent trends and barriers towards tall oil-derived biofuels.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
David C. Broadstock, Xiangnan Wang
Summary: This study provides a general review of research on district cooling, identifying key topics and themes and highlighting potential research priorities for future studies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
L. Scharnhorst, D. Sloot, N. Lehmann, A. Ardone, W. Fichtner
Summary: This study investigates and analyzes the barriers to demand response in industrial and commercial sectors, highlighting their significance. Concerns about diminished product quality, disruptions to production processes, human resource management, and revenue uncertainty are identified as the most frequently cited barriers. Overcoming these barriers requires bridging knowledge gaps, allocating sufficient resources, and adapting external incentives and policies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tong Feng, Yuechi Sun, Yating Shi, Jie Ma, Chunmei Feng, Zhenni Chen
Summary: Air pollution is a significant global challenge, and policymakers have implemented policies to reduce it. Evaluating the effectiveness of these policies is critical, and our study reveals trends and gaps in air pollution policy research. We found that research has shifted from focusing solely on air pollutants to including methodologies, policies, and health implications. China has emerged as a major contributor in this field of research.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)