Bioethanol Production
Past and Present
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Current energy demand, rising oil prices, and the consequences of using fossil fuels have increased the desire for alternate energy sources. Bioethanol obtained from new feedstocks has gained attention and led...
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Municipal solid waste management is a big problem all over the world. The improper management of municipal solid waste (MSW) can be extremely dangerous. Researchers from all around the world are working on a p...
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As a biofuel, bioethanol is one of the most intriguing because of its beneficial environmental impact. It is currently made primarily from sugar and starch-containing raw ingredients. Most biofuels may be used...
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At present scenario, estimation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission in the ambient air has becomes a major concern. Emission of GHG has the direct linkage with ambient air pollution and also poses global environm...
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Stirling engines are known for converting thermal energy to mechanical work with fair efficiency and no emission. A simple and relatively accurate model is necessary to predict the effective performance of ene...
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The energy is the driver in the economic development of any country. It is expected that the develo** countries like India will account for 25% rise in global energy demand by 2040 due to an increase in the ...
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The demand for the uses of natural fiber-reinforced composites is increasing in various fields of engineering due to the global environmental concern. Flax fiber is one of the potential fiber used as reinforci...
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India is a diesel-driven country with the extensive use of diesel engines in transportation, farming, and industrial sector. This is primarily due to high thermal efficiency and better fuel economy. However, d...
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Copper Matrix Composites (MMC) have been widely used in electrical appliances, automobiles, aerospace, bearing and bushes because of the better mechanical properties, solid lubrication and hardness. With the l...
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The use of magnesium in the automobile and biomedical applications is increasing nowadays due to its lightweight and high specific strength but magnesium alloys have some drawbacks like low ductility, low abso...
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Magnesium has extensive applications in aerospace, automotive, medical and other lightweight applications due to the fact that magnesium is the lightest structural metal with density 1.74 g/cc. However, magnes...
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With the increasing demand for renewable energy sources and the huge gap between the demand and supply conditions, measures have been implemented to enhance the productivity of the existing renewable energy so...
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India being a develo** economy is using a huge amount of energy for sustaining its growth, most of which comes from fossil fuels at present. However, India is importing around 87% of its crude oil requiremen...
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This paper reports the production of biodiesel from Pongamia pinnata seed oil via single step process. The efficiency of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) synthesized from the mixture of choline chloride and para tol...