Biofuels come in many different forms, with different chemical compositions and, consequently, create different emissions when they are burnt in an engine. Variations in chemical composition may be natural effects of the feedstocks within legal standards, or evidence of non- [....]
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Dai Yeun Jeong, Asia Climate Change Education Center, Korea, Republic of
Industrialization being advanced from the 18th century has improved a lot of material affluence, and has polluted and/or destructed the original quality of nature in the processes of extracting resources from nature, and producing/ distributing/ consuming goods and services. The [....]
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In Africa, biomass is primarily used in the form of wood and charcoal for heating and cooking (WBA, 2020). South of the Sahara Desert, wood fuels and charcoal account for more than 90% of the traditional biomass used in energy production (Smeets et al., 2012). In 2019, Africa was [....]
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Sara Tahery, The University of New South Wales, Australia
Biochar has been used as a feed supplement for dairy cattle to improve both livestock and soil health. The co-application of animal manure mixed with a porous biochar into soil also offers multiple agronomic and economic benefits by providing plant essential nutrients and reducin [....]
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The iron and steel industry is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, accounting for around ~ 8% of global CO2 emissions. One way to reduce these emissions is to use charcoal, a carbon-rich material derived from the pyrolysis of biomass, as a substitute for coal in the [....]
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Manoj Tripathi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India
The capabilities of biomass derived electrodes and their use in the field of energy storage is a promising area of research. Commercial (Industrial) activated carbon is expensive and has adverse effect on the environment. Switching from industry based activated carbon to biomass [....]
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In bioethanol production, enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass is cost limiting step. Therefore, to reduce the production cost of bioethanol, the structural insights of new efficient Carbohydrate-Active enZYmes (CAZy) with high catalytic efficiency, productivity, [....]
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Normal lubricants such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas are limited and will continue to deplete due to high fuel consumption worldwide; therefore, bio-lubricants can be considered as alternatives. In this presentation, we examine the lubrication and anti-wear properties of di [....]
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Microalgae have great potential as biodiesel feedstock, primarily due to their rapid growth rates and higher lipid yield. To enhance the total production of neutral lipids, it is crucial to optimize the microalgae growth parameters by inducing abiotic such as nutrient starvation [....]
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Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) and pre-treatment are attractive routes for management and valorization of agricultural waste into biogas. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of co-digestion of pre-treated crop residues, such as wheat straw (WS), maize stover (MS) and [....]
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Palm oil production are growing every day, by means of increasing the production but also providing more problems to the environment due to lack of waste management. In fact, Palm oil Mill Effluent (POME) are the most dangerous wastes due its highly water and soil pollution eff [....]
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Susan Newman, Integrated Lipid Biofuels, United States
Welcome to the future of sustainable food packaging! Integrated Lipid Biofuels introduces a groundbreaking innovation in the biotech world with our novel yeast cell factory, designed to produce biodegradable and compostable PHB bioplastic. This isn't just any bioplastic&mdash [....]
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Sohail Manzoor, National Rural Support Programme, Pakistan
Biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from the pyrolysis of biomass, offers significant potential for enhancing soil fertility, improving crop yields, and mitigating climate change. This study presents a pilot project conducted by NRSP in South Punjab, Pakistan, supported by [....]
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The study investigates methods to enhance the production of biomass, lipids, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in Schizochytrium sp. MTCC 5890 using chemical modulators. Three modulators - sesamol (Ses), 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BAP), and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) - were [....]
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Ayushi Goyal, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
A rapid increase in energy demand alongwith continuous price and depletion of fossil fuels has necessitated the need to explore alternative channels of energy generation for every growing economy. Lignocellulosic biomass, from agricultural landwaste, is an abundant feedstock for [....]
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Microalgae have great potential as biodiesel feedstock, primarily due to their rapid growth rates and higher lipid yield. To enhance the total production of neutral lipids, it is crucial to optimize the microalgae growth parameters by inducing abiotic such as nutrient starvation [....]
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Title : Quality variation in market biofuels and the effect on tailpipe emissions
Nick Molden, Emissions Analytics, United Kingdom
Biofuels come in many different forms, with different chemical compositions and, consequently, create different emissions when they are burnt in an engine. Variations in chemical composition may be natural effects of the feedstocks within legal standards, or evidence of non- [....] » Read More
Title : Human impact on natural environment and its implications
Dai Yeun Jeong, Asia Climate Change Education Center, Korea, Republic of
Industrialization being advanced from the 18th century has improved a lot of material affluence, and has polluted and/or destructed the original quality of nature in the processes of extracting resources from nature, and producing/ distributing/ consuming goods and services. The [....] » Read More
Title : Combustion performances of advanced cooking stoves using woody and herbaceous pellets as fuel
Magnus Stahl, Karlstad University, Sweden
In Africa, biomass is primarily used in the form of wood and charcoal for heating and cooking (WBA, 2020). South of the Sahara Desert, wood fuels and charcoal account for more than 90% of the traditional biomass used in energy production (Smeets et al., 2012). In 2019, Africa was [....] » Read More
Title : Overall benefits of biochar, fed to dairy cows, for the farming system
Sara Tahery, The University of New South Wales, Australia
Biochar has been used as a feed supplement for dairy cattle to improve both livestock and soil health. The co-application of animal manure mixed with a porous biochar into soil also offers multiple agronomic and economic benefits by providing plant essential nutrients and reducin [....] » Read More
Title : Effect of charcoal addition on coke properties: A low-emission integrated steelmaking process
Sachchit Kumar Majhi, Tata Steel Limited Jamshedpur, India
The iron and steel industry is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, accounting for around ~ 8% of global CO2 emissions. One way to reduce these emissions is to use charcoal, a carbon-rich material derived from the pyrolysis of biomass, as a substitute for coal in the [....] » Read More
Title : Synthesis and performance study of biomass derived supercapacitor electrode for energy storage
Manoj Tripathi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India
The capabilities of biomass derived electrodes and their use in the field of energy storage is a promising area of research. Commercial (Industrial) activated carbon is expensive and has adverse effect on the environment. Switching from industry based activated carbon to biomass [....] » Read More
Title : Structural analysis of glycoside hydrolase family 43, beta-xylosidase and its complex with xylose from mesophilic Pseudopedobacter saltans
Poorvi Vishwakarma, All India Institute of Medical Science, India
In bioethanol production, enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass is cost limiting step. Therefore, to reduce the production cost of bioethanol, the structural insights of new efficient Carbohydrate-Active enZYmes (CAZy) with high catalytic efficiency, productivity, [....] » Read More
Title : Investigating the tribology and anti-wear properties of diesel-vegetable oil blends
Alireza Shirneshan, Islamic Azad University, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Normal lubricants such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas are limited and will continue to deplete due to high fuel consumption worldwide; therefore, bio-lubricants can be considered as alternatives. In this presentation, we examine the lubrication and anti-wear properties of di [....] » Read More
Title : Biodiesel production: Enhanced lipid productivity and biosynthesis gene response of indigenous microalgae under different nutrient conditions
S'fiso Thuthukani Gumbi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Microalgae have great potential as biodiesel feedstock, primarily due to their rapid growth rates and higher lipid yield. To enhance the total production of neutral lipids, it is crucial to optimize the microalgae growth parameters by inducing abiotic such as nutrient starvation [....] » Read More
Title : Enhancing biogas production through anaerobic co-digestion of biologically pre-treated crop residues and cattle manure
Reckson Kamusoko, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) and pre-treatment are attractive routes for management and valorization of agricultural waste into biogas. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of co-digestion of pre-treated crop residues, such as wheat straw (WS), maize stover (MS) and [....] » Read More
Title : Biogas production from codigestion of palm oil milling effluent and cowdung: Performance evaluation and prediction modeling
Nsah-ko Tchoumboue, University of Buea, Cameroon
Palm oil production are growing every day, by means of increasing the production but also providing more problems to the environment due to lack of waste management. In fact, Palm oil Mill Effluent (POME) are the most dangerous wastes due its highly water and soil pollution eff [....] » Read More
Title : Revolutionizing bioplastics with yeast cell factories
Susan Newman, Integrated Lipid Biofuels, United States
Welcome to the future of sustainable food packaging! Integrated Lipid Biofuels introduces a groundbreaking innovation in the biotech world with our novel yeast cell factory, designed to produce biodegradable and compostable PHB bioplastic. This isn't just any bioplastic&mdash [....] » Read More
Title : Enhancing soil fertility, crop yields, and climate mitigation through scalable biochar production: A pilot study
Sohail Manzoor, National Rural Support Programme, Pakistan
Biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from the pyrolysis of biomass, offers significant potential for enhancing soil fertility, improving crop yields, and mitigating climate change. This study presents a pilot project conducted by NRSP in South Punjab, Pakistan, supported by [....] » Read More
Title : Enhanced lipid production in schizochytrium sp. via synergistic chemical modulation
Preeti Mehta Kakkar, Amity University Noida, India
The study investigates methods to enhance the production of biomass, lipids, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in Schizochytrium sp. MTCC 5890 using chemical modulators. Three modulators - sesamol (Ses), 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BAP), and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) - were [....] » Read More
Title : Unraveling the effect of pH-responsive gene elements on cellulase production in the filamentous fungus Penicillium funiculosum
Ayushi Goyal, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
A rapid increase in energy demand alongwith continuous price and depletion of fossil fuels has necessitated the need to explore alternative channels of energy generation for every growing economy. Lignocellulosic biomass, from agricultural landwaste, is an abundant feedstock for [....] » Read More
Title : Biodiesel production: Enhanced lipid productivity and biosynthesis gene response of indigenous microalgae under different nutrient conditions
S'fiso Thuthukani Gumbi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Microalgae have great potential as biodiesel feedstock, primarily due to their rapid growth rates and higher lipid yield. To enhance the total production of neutral lipids, it is crucial to optimize the microalgae growth parameters by inducing abiotic such as nutrient starvation [....] » Read More