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Susceptibility of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to inhibitors and impact on bioethanol production yield
(PSRC, 2014)
There have been increasing concerns in developing countries over the competition between food and energy resulting from the production of bioethanol from edible biomass. Second generation lignocellulose feedstock is an ...
Co-digestion of sweet sorghum bagasse with scientific and crude glycerols for electricity generation
(PSRC, 2014)
With the global fossil fuel supplies dwindling and the alarming increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the need for alternative, clean energies, from carbon neutral sources is pressing. This impetus advanced research ...
Comparative adaptation of B. subtilis and P. aeruginosa in diesel supplemented medium and impact on biodegradation potential
(PSRC, 2014)
The degree of diesel blending is likely to influence its toxicity as well as the susceptibility and speed of biodegradation. It is therefore imperative to identify strains that can degrade diesel blend in record time, such ...
Evaluation of cottonseed oil as co-feedstock for the hydroprocessing of petroleum middle distillates for diesel fuel production
(ETA, 2016)
Mandatory blending of biodiesel into petroleum diesel came to effect in 2015 in South Africa. The availability of biodiesel to implement this mandate however poses a challenge for local biodiesel producers and petroleum ...
Effect of temperature and cathode material on power production in an earthenware microbial fuel cell
(EARET, 2018)
This study investigates the performance of microbial
fuel cells (MFCs) fed with municipal sewage water considering
parameters such as temperature and cathode materials. Single
chamber ceramic MFCs with the cathode exposed ...
Effect of operating parameters on hydrothermal liquefaction of sugarcane bagasse
(EARET, 2018)
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a
thermochemical process that produces various products from
lignocellulosic feedstocks. In this study sugar cane bagasse was
used as feedstock for HTL. Experiments were carried out ...
Production of bio-degradable polyurethane foam from sugarcane bagasse and biodiesel-derived crude glycerine
(ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2015)
As the threat of the depletion of fossil based fuels becomes more of a reality, there is a need to find alternative carbon sources for the production of a wide range of chemicals, polymers and plastics. One plastic that ...
Bio-butanol fermentation using clostridium acetobutylicum and clostridium tetanomorphum in modified bioreactor flasks
(ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2015)
An alternative new generation biofuel to bio-ethanol has attracted researchers to investigate various approaches for optimization of traditional ABE fermentation to enable bio-butanol to be produced cheaper at an industrial ...
Separation of lignin from industrial prehydrolysis liquor using a solid acid catalyst
(ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2019)
The concept of a biorefinery has been introduced in the pulp and paper industry in order to improve the industry’s profitability and competitiveness by generating new revenues from new products. Prehydrolysis liquor (PHL) ...
Production of value-added products from biodiesel derived crude glycerol
(ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2015)
Crude glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel production which contain impurities such as methanol, triglycerides and catalysts, would represent a huge challenge to the environment if disposed. Thus the best opportunity is to ...