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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Biofuels Development"”.
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Classification and Densification of Municipal Solid Waste for Biofuels Applications
… gaining interest as a potential feedstock for biofuels development as it is highly organic in nature and it is a waste product requiring very little processing to become a suitable feedstock. The main focus of this research project was to evaluate whether municipal solid waste (MSW) is a good …
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Metabolic Engineering of oleaginous yeast for the production of biofuels
… of interest over renewable energy sources. Biofuels have gained attention as renewable alternatives to liquid transportation fuels. Microbial platforms for biofuel production have become an attractive option for this purpose, mitigating numerous challenges found in crop-based production. …
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Economic analysis of biofuel production from Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in the United States
… warming and high dependence on foreign oil. Development of cellulosic feedstocks provides energy security and also reduces the burden on food crops like corn and sugarcane used for ethanol production. This thesis uses cost-benefit analysis to ascertain the profitability of producing …
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Striking a balance between water for food, energy, and the environment: a quantitative framework to guide sustainable water management for a changing future
… of Systems optimization model to emulate human development decisions which are then incorporated into a watershed model to estimate the resulting hydrologic impacts. The two models are run interactively to simulate the co-evolution of coupled human-nature systems, such that reciprocal feedbacks …