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Environmental Sciences
Chenshuo Ma, Yifei Zhang, Keni Ma
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Bhaba R. Sarker, Bingqing Wu, Krishna P. Paudel
Summary: This paper focuses on the biomass transportation and conversion network for syngas production from different feedstocks. A mixed-integer, non-linear programming cost model is developed to minimize constrained costs and find optimal solutions for reactor and condenser locations. A new algorithm is proposed to search for alternatives between sub-problems, and convergence to optimal or sub-optimal solutions is verified through numerical experiments with real-world parameters.
BIOENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Marek Helis, Maria Strzelczyk, Wojciech Golimowski, Aleksandra Steinhoff-Wrzesniewska, Anna Paszkiewicz-Jasinska, Malgorzata Hawrot-Paw, Adam Koniuszy, Marek Hryniewicz
Summary: Marginal land refers to areas in agricultural use that are not suitable for food production due to unfavorable ecological, anthropological, and economic conditions. A study conducted on the energy use in the Polish Sudeten mountain range aimed to estimate biomass potential for efficient agricultural land use in mountain areas. The research suggests the establishment of perennial plantations in this region to achieve higher yields of dry matter.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Urooj Javed, Saif Ullah, Muhammad Imran, Asif Iqbal Malik, Nokhaiz Tariq Khan
Summary: Planning the power distribution network is crucial and challenging due to multiple costs and energy loss considerations. This study proposes a four-phased approach utilizing integer linear programming, fuzzy variables, fine-tuned genetic algorithm, and a practical case study to optimize the network design. Results show that the proposed approach outperforms traditional methods and contributes to both theoretical and practical aspects of power distribution network planning.
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Automation & Control Systems
Mahdi Mokhtarzadeh, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Chefi Triki, Yaser Rahimi
Summary: This study develops a novel p-mobile hub location-allocation problem and proposes a multi-objective mixed-integer non-linear programming model to solve it. Implementing mobile hubs can reduce the costs of opening and closing hubs, but it also reduces facility lifespan and adds relevant costs.
ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(2021)
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Energy & Fuels
Xueying Feng, Shawn Li, Elizabeth L. Kalies, Caitlin Markus, Peter Harrell, Dalia Patino-Echeverri
Summary: Although wind power generation capacity in the United States has increased significantly, the Southeast region lags behind due to various factors such as poor wind resources, competition from other energy sources, and political opposition. However, the advancements in wind turbine technology and the growing urgency for renewable energy development indicate a potential for significant wind power development in the Southeast in the near future.
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Operations Research & Management Science
Jean-Paul Arnaout, John Khoury
Summary: This study tackles the facility location-allocation problem with Euclidean distances and an unknown number of facilities, developing a more effective worm optimization algorithm. Experimental results show that the algorithm outperforms ant colony optimization and genetic algorithms in terms of solution quality and convergence time.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hua-Rong Peng, Jingbo Cui, Xiaoling Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the impact of China's carbon emission trading scheme (CETS) on marginal abatement cost (MAC) from the perspective of alternative allowance allocation methods. The findings reveal that CETS has a significant influence on the cost-effectiveness of regulated industrial sectors, and different allocation methods have varying effects on MAC.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2022)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Beste Akbas, Ayse Selin Kocaman
Summary: One major obstacle to economic growth in developing countries is the limited access to affordable and reliable modern energy systems, particularly in rural areas. This study focuses on planning decentralized energy systems in rural development using micro-grid and nano-grid systems. The goal is to minimize the investment cost of facility opening and low-voltage cables while considering different cost structures for renewable energy investments. The study proposes both model-based and clustering-based heuristic approaches to address the problem and conducts computational experiments on real-life instances in Sub-Saharan Africa.
COMPUTERS & OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2023)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Francisco Rodriguez-Gomez, Jose del Campo-Avila, Marta Ferrer-Cuesta, Llanos Mora-Lopez
Summary: Urban sustainability is crucial in addressing climate change, and replacing polluting energy with renewable energy is fundamental for achieving this goal. This paper presents an open-source software that helps identify optimal locations for photovoltaic panel installations in cities and demonstrates its potential applications.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Sofia Billi, Matteo Giacomo Prina, Marco Castagna, Wolfram Sparber
Summary: Incentive policies are crucial for encouraging the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures. This study analyzes and compares the incentives for energy transition in the South Tyrol region of Italy using a marginal abatement cost (MAC) curve constructed with an expert-based approach. The results show that boiler replacement incentives are the most cost-effective, while mobility incentives have the highest CO2 reduction potential.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dogus Guler, Georgios Charisoulis, Barbara P. Buttenfield, Tahsin Yomralioglu
Summary: The key to biomass facility location lies in the integration of multi-criteria decision-making methods, considering factors such as biomass quantity, slope, and distances, and determining optimal locations using fuzzy logic. The study uses Turkish cities as a case study to illustrate suitable areas, and sensitivity analysis shows that different agendas can impact the suitability results.
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Ozenen-Kavlak, S. N. Cabuk
Summary: This study aims to determine the most suitable areas for switchgrass cultivation in Eskisehir province, Turkey and present a cost analysis model, providing insights into the feasibility and potential profit of cultivation.
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Agricultural Engineering
M. O. Ukoba, E. O. Diemuodeke, T. A. Briggs, M. Imran, K. Owebor, C. O. Nwachukwu
Summary: Despite challenges, Nigeria has a potential to utilize biomass resources from forests and crop residues for clean energy generation. The estimated energy potential for crop and forest residues is 3477.02 and 685.90 PJ/yr respectively, indicating the significance of biomass energy in meeting the country's energy demands. The study also proposes policy pathways and biomass-to-energy conversion technologies to promote the penetration of biomass energy in Nigeria.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2023)
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Economics
Jy S. Wu, Hui-Kuan Tseng, Xiaoshuai Liu
Summary: This research analyzes the potential of renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuels in energy policies and evaluates the cost of producing biofuels using marginal lands. The results show that biofuel production costs are competitive compared to current gasoline prices, and bioethanol derived from cellulosic biomass can alleviate the shortage of renewable fuels. A comprehensive energy policy is essential to address job opportunities in the agriculture sector, promote a market economy for bioenergy production, and integrate marginal lands into the transportation sector for full electrification.
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Agricultural Engineering
Edgard Gnansounou, Pavel Vaskan, Elia Ruiz Pachon
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2015)
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Agricultural Engineering
Jegannathan Kenthorai Raman, Edgard Gnansounou
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2015)
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Agricultural Engineering
Jegannathan Kenthorai Raman, Edgard Gnansounou
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2015)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Luis Panichelli, Edgard Gnansounou
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2015)
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Energy & Fuels
Raveendran Sindhu, Edgard Gnansounou, Ashok Pandey, Parameswaran Binod
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Energy & Fuels
Edgard Gnansounou, Jegannathan Kenthorai Raman
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Agricultural Engineering
Subbiah Raghavi, Raveendran Sindhu, Parameswaran Binod, Edgard Gnansounou, Ashok Pandey
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2016)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Raveendran Sindhu, Edgard Gnansounou, Parameswaran Binod, Ashok Pandey
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Energy & Fuels
N. A. Iliadis, E. Gnansounou
ENERGY STRATEGY REVIEWS
(2016)
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Agricultural Engineering
Jegannathan Kenthorai Raman, Edgard Gnansounou
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2014)
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Agricultural Engineering
S. Chiesa, E. Gnansounou
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2014)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
R. Reshmy, Eapen Philip, Aravind Madhavan, K. B. Arun, Parameswaran Binod, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Edgard Gnansounou, Ashok Pandey, Raveendran Sindhu
Summary: Cellulose nanomaterials are emerging as a promising environmentally friendly biomaterial extracted from native plant sources, with excellent physico-chemical and biological properties driving interest in biomedical applications. The review focused on greener production, demands, bio-properties, and innovative applications in tissue implants, drug delivery systems, wound healing, and biosensor applications, as well as discussing global commercial nanocellulose based products and their future potentials in biomedical applications.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2021)
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Agricultural Engineering
Raveendran Sindhu, Parameswaran Binod, Anil Kuruvilla Mathew, Amith Abraham, Edgard Gnansounou, Sabeela Beevi Ummalyma, Leya Thomas, Ashok Pandey
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Raveendran Sindhu, Parameswaran Binod, Ashok Pandey, Aravind Madhavan, Jose Anju Alphonsa, Narisetty Vivek, Edgard Gnansounou, Eulogio Castro, Vincenza Faraco
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
G. Grasa, I. Martinez, R. Murillo
Summary: Gasification kinetics of six chars from residual origin were studied under relatively low temperature, low CO2, and high H2O partial pressures. The Random Pore Model (RPM) showed the best fit to experimental results, but the selection of the reaction model depended on the ash composition, specifically the presence of alkali and alkaline earth metals. Chars with ash content higher than 30% wt. were modeled with the RPM model, while chars with the highest K/Si ratio required modified versions of the RPM to accurately predict reaction rates. Textural properties played a key role in determining reaction parameters, such as the pre-exponential factor and activation energy, for chars with similar ash content and composition.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
V. Godvin Sharmila, Surya Prakash Shanmugavel, J. Rajesh Banu
Summary: Proper treatment and disposal of biomass waste is crucial to prevent environmental deposition and its negative impacts. Biofuel has emerged as a potential alternative to fossil fuels, reducing carbon emissions and meeting global energy demands. This review examines different biomass waste conversion techniques and explores the production of biofuels with zero carbon emissions. Research on anaerobic treatment, metabolic engineering, and artificial intelligence has been conducted to enhance biofuel production efficiency.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Selvakumar Periyasamy, Adane Asefa Adego, P. Senthil Kumar, G. G. Desta, T. Zelalem, V. Karthik, J. Beula Isabel, Mani Jayakumar, Venkatesa Prabhu Sundramurthy, Gayathri Rangasamy
Summary: Valorizing agricultural waste into valuable products is crucial for environmental protection and bioeconomy advancement. Preprocessing of agricultural waste is a critical step to convert free carbohydrate molecules for final conversion, and factors such as biomass nature, feed loading, pH, temperature, and time influence the process. This review provides comprehensive information on agricultural waste availability, preprocessing techniques, and factors influencing performance.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Aqueel Ahmad, Ashok Kumar Yadav, Achhaibar Singh, Dinesh Kumar Singh
Summary: The study focuses on predicting and optimizing the yield of biogas production in an anaerobic digester using co-digestion. Experimental data was used to develop a machine learning-based prognostic model, and the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was employed to optimize the parameters. The results demonstrate that RSM coupled with machine learning is an effective technique for modeling, predicting, and optimizing biogas production yield.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Yijing Zhong, Wenxiang Zhai, Xinli Wei
Summary: This paper studies the thermal stability and decomposition of cork materials with and without silica aerogel filler. The results show that the decomposition is inhibited and the pyrolysis is significantly reduced with the addition of silica aerogel. This finding suggests that silica aerogel-infused cork may be a promising raw material for biofuel production with reduced environmental pollution.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2024)
