Sustainable environmental management and related biofuel technologies

The role of renewable energy in the global energy transformation

Gielen, D., Boshell, F., Saygin, D., Bazilian, M. D., Wagner, N., & Gorini, R. (2019) · Energy Strategy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.esr.2019.01.006 · Cited by 4,973

Energy production from biomass (part 2): conversion technologies

McKendry, P. (2002) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/s0960-8524(01)00119-5 · Cited by 2,043

Genomics of cellulosic biofuels

Rubin, E. M. (2008) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature07190 · Cited by 1,266

Graphitic carbon nitride (g–C3N4)–based metal-free photocatalysts for water splitting: A review

Mishra, A., Mehta, A., Basu, S., Shetti, N. P., Reddy, K. R., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2019) · Carbon · doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2019.04.104 · Cited by 823

Progress in biofuel production from gasification

Sikarwar, V. S., Zhao, M. M., Fennell, P. S., Shah, N., & Anthony, E. J. (2017) · Progress in Energy and Combustion Science · doi:10.1016/j.pecs.2017.04.001 · Cited by 771

Challenges and opportunities in improving the production of bio-ethanol

Baeyens, J., Kang, Q. K., Appels, L., Dewil, R., Lv, Y., & Tan, T. (2014) · Progress in Energy and Combustion Science · doi:10.1016/j.pecs.2014.10.003 · Cited by 569

Lignocellulose biomass pyrolysis for bio-oil production: A review of biomass pre-treatment methods for production of drop-in fuels

Kumar, R., Strezov, V., Weldekidan, H., He, J., Singh, S., Kan, T., & Dastjerdi, B. (2020) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2020.109763 · Cited by 565

Promising evolution of biofuel generations. Subject review

Alalwan, H. A., Alminshid, A. H., & Aljaafari, H. A. S. (2019) · Renewable Energy Focus · doi:10.1016/j.ref.2018.12.006 · Cited by 505

Recent advances in biological pretreatment of microalgae and lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production

Zabed, H. M., Akter, S., Yun, J., Zhang, G., Awad, F. N., Qi, X., & Sahu, J. N. (2019) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2019.01.048 · Cited by 482

Recent advances in second generation bioethanol production: An insight to pretreatment, saccharification and fermentation processes

Rastogi, M., & Shrivastava, S. (2017) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.225 · Cited by 476

Renewables 2010 Global Status Report

Ren (2010) · IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis) · Cited by 474

CRISPR/Cas9-induced knockout and knock-in mutations in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Shin, S.-E., Lim, J., Koh, H. G., Kim, E. K., Kang, N. K., Jeon, S., Kwon, S., Shin, W.-S., Lee, B., Hwangbo, K., et al. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep27810 · Cited by 438

Polymeric graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based semiconducting nanostructured materials: Synthesis methods, properties and photocatalytic applications

Reddy, K. R., Reddy, C. V., Nadagouda, M. N., Shetti, N. P., Jaesool, S., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.075 · Cited by 426

Waste-to-energy nexus for circular economy and environmental protection: Recent trends in hydrogen energy

Sharma, S., Basu, S., Shetti, N. P., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136633 · Cited by 423

Production of bioethanol and other bio-based materials from sugarcane bagasse: Integration to conventional bioethanol production process

Dias, M. O. S., Ensinas, A. V., Nebra, S. A., Filho, R. M., Rossell, C. E. V., & Maciel, M. R. W. (2009) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.cherd.2009.06.020 · Cited by 372

Successful Transient Expression of Cas9 and Single Guide RNA Genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Jiang, W., Brueggeman, A. J., Horken, K. M., Plucinak, T. M., & Weeks, D. P. (2014) · Eukaryotic Cell · doi:10.1128/ec.00213-14 · Cited by 371

Municipal solid waste (MSW) pyrolysis for bio-fuel production: A review of effects of MSW components and catalysts

Sipra, A. T., Gao, N., & Sarwar, H. (2018) · Fuel Processing Technology · doi:10.1016/j.fuproc.2018.02.012 · Cited by 357

A review on the production of renewable aviation fuels from the gasification of biomass and residual wastes

Shahabuddin, M. S., Alam, T., Krishna, B. B., Bhaskar, T., & Perkins, G. (2020) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123596 · Cited by 341

Immobilized polymeric sulfonated ionic liquid on core-shell structured Fe3O4/SiO2 composites: A magnetically recyclable catalyst for simultaneous transesterification and esterifications of low-cost oils to biodiesel

Xie, W., & Wang, H. (2019) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.092 · Cited by 336

Band gap tuning and surface modification of carbon dots for sustainable environmental remediation and photocatalytic hydrogen production – A review

Mehta, A., Mishra, A., Basu, S., Shetti, N. P., Reddy, K. R., Saleh, T. A., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109486 · Cited by 329

Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Findings Determine Research Priorities

Kang, Q. K., Appels, L., Tan, T., & Dewil, R. (2014) · The Scientific World JOURNAL · doi:10.1155/2014/298153 · Cited by 327

A Comprehensive Review on Harvesting of Microalgae for Biodiesel - Key Challenges and Future Directions

Mathimani, T., & Mallick, N. (2018) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.083 · Cited by 323

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-based efficient heterogeneous photocatalysts: Synthesis, properties and its applications in photocatalytic hydrogen generation, CO2 reduction and photodegradation of organic dyes

Reddy, C. V., Reddy, K. R., Harish, V. V. N., Shim, J., Shankar, M. V., Shetti, N. P., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2019) · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.02.144 · Cited by 323

Solid acid mediated hydrolysis of biomass for producing biofuels

Guo, F., Fang, Z. Y., Xu, C. C., & Smith, R. L. (2012) · Progress in Energy and Combustion Science · doi:10.1016/j.pecs.2012.04.001 · Cited by 276

Nanoscale Materials in Water Purification

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Basic ionic liquid functionalized magnetically responsive Fe3O4@HKUST-1 composites used for biodiesel production

Xie, W., & Wan, F. (2018) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.014 · Cited by 263

A review on bio-fuel production from microalgal biomass by using pyrolysis method

Azizi, K., Moraveji, M. K., & Najafabadi, H. A. (2017) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.033 · Cited by 258

Performance, combustion, and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled by biodiesel-diesel mixtures with multi-walled carbon nanotubes additives

EL‐Seesy, A. I., Abdel-Rahman, A. K., Bady, M., & Ookawara, S. A. (2017) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2016.12.090 · Cited by 257

A comparative study of ethanol production using dilute acid, ionic liquid and AFEX™ pretreated corn stover

Uppugundla, N., Sousa, L. D. C., Chundawat, S. P. S., Yu, X., Simmons, B. A., Singh, S., Gao, X., Kumar, R., Wyman, C. E., Dale, B. E., et al. (2014) · Biotechnology for Biofuels · doi:10.1186/1754-6834-7-72 · Cited by 242

Guidelines for emergy evaluation of first, second and third generation biofuels

Saladini, F., Patrizi, N., Pulselli, F. M., Marchettini, N., & Bastianoni, S. (2016) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.07.073 · Cited by 235

Microalgae-based biofuels, resource recovery and wastewater treatment: A pathway towards sustainable biorefinery

Javed, F., Aslam, M., Rashid, N., Shamair, Z., Khan, A. L., Yasin, M., Fazal, T., Hafeez, A., Rehman, F., Rehman, M. S. U., et al. (2019) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2019.115826 · Cited by 234

A comparative study on the effect of nano-additives on the performance and emissions of a diesel engine run on Jatropha biodiesel

Gad, M. S., & Jayaraj, S. (2020) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117168 · Cited by 232

Biofuels, biodiesel and biohydrogen production using bioprocesses. A review

Srivastava, R. K., Shetti, N. P., Reddy, K. R., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2020) · Environmental Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1007/s10311-020-00999-7 · Cited by 224

Improving bioethanol production from sugarcane: evaluation of distillation, thermal integration and cogeneration systems

Dias, M. O. S., Modesto, M., Ensinas, A. V., Nebra, S. A., Filho, R. M., & Rossell, C. E. V. (2010) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.024 · Cited by 216

Ethanol production by continuous fermentation–pervaporation: a preliminary economic analysis

O’Brien, D. J., Roth, L., & McAloon, A. J. (2000) · Journal of Membrane Science · doi:10.1016/s0376-7388(99)00255-0 · Cited by 209

Consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulose by a microbial consortium

Brethauer, S., & Studer, M. H. (2014) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c3ee41753k · Cited by 205

Immobilization of cellulase onto MnO2 nanoparticles for bioethanol production by enhanced hydrolysis of agricultural waste

Cherian, E., Kumar, M. D., & Baskar, G. (2015) · CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION) · doi:10.1016/s1872-2067(15)60906-8 · Cited by 203

Biodiesel production from vegetable oil and waste animal fats in a pilot plant

Alptekin, E., Çanakçı, M., & Şanlı, H. (2014) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2014.07.019 · Cited by 192

Comparison of ohmic-assisted hydrodistillation with traditional hydrodistillation for the extraction of essential oils from Thymus vulgaris L.

Gavahian, M., Farahnaky, A., Javidnia, K., & Majzoobi, M. (2012) · Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies · doi:10.1016/j.ifset.2012.01.002 · Cited by 187

Functionalized Graphene Sheets Embedded in Chitosan Nanocomposite Membranes for Ethanol and Isopropanol Dehydration via Pervaporation

Suhas, D. P., Raghu, A. V., Han, J.-M., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2014) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/ie502751h · Cited by 184

Carbon Cloth‐based Hybrid Materials as Flexible Electrochemical Supercapacitors

Mishra, A., Shetti, N. P., Basu, S., Reddy, K. R., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2019) · ChemElectroChem · doi:10.1002/celc.201901122 · Cited by 184

A review of recent developments of pre-treatment technologies and hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae for bio-crude oil production

Hu, Y., Gong, M., Feng, S., Xu, C. C., & Bassi, A. S. (2018) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.11.037 · Cited by 174

Microalgae Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS): An emerging sustainable bioprocess for reduced CO2 emission and biofuel production

Choi, Y. Y., Patel, A. K., Hong, M. E., Chang, W. S., & Sim, S. J. (2019) · Bioresource Technology Reports · doi:10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100270 · Cited by 174

Preparation and kinetic study of magnetic Ca/Fe3O4@SiO2 nanocatalysts for biodiesel production

Feyzi, M., & Norouzi, L. (2016) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2016.03.086 · Cited by 169

Cellulase immobilized mesoporous silica nanocatalysts for efficient cellulose-to-glucose conversion

Chang, R. H.-Y., Jang, J., & Wu, K. C. ‐. (2011) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c1gc15563f · Cited by 160

Metabolic engineering toward enhanced LC-PUFA biosynthesis in Nannochloropsis oceanica : Overexpression of endogenous Δ12 desaturase driven by stress-inducible promoter leads to enhanced deposition of polyunsaturated fatty acids in TAG

Kaye, Y., Grundman, O., Leu, S., Zarka, A., Zorin, B., Didi‐Cohen, S., Khozin‐Goldberg, I., & Boussiba, S. (2015) · Algal Research · doi:10.1016/j.algal.2015.05.003 · Cited by 158

Neighboring Parenchyma Cells Contribute to Arabidopsis Xylem Lignification, while Lignification of Interfascicular Fibers Is Cell Autonomous

Smith, R. A., Schuetz, M., Roach, M. J., Mansfield, S. D., Ellis, B. E., & Samuels, L. (2013) · The Plant Cell · doi:10.1105/tpc.113.117176 · Cited by 158

Effects of overexpression of a bHLH transcription factor on biomass and lipid production in Nannochloropsis salina

Kang, N. K., Jeon, S., Kwon, S., Koh, H. G., Shin, S.-E., Lee, B., Choi, G., Yang, J.-W., Jeong, B., & Chang, Y. K. (2015) · Biotechnology for Biofuels · doi:10.1186/s13068-015-0386-9 · Cited by 152

Acid-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticle as Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Synthesis

Wang, H., Covarrubias, J., Prock, H., Wu, X., Wang, D., & Bossmann, S. H. (2015) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b08743 · Cited by 152

Sulfonated multi-walled carbon nanotubes for biodiesel production through triglycerides transesterification

Guan, Q., Li, Y., Chen, Y., Shi, Y., Gu, J., Li, B., Miao, R., Chen, Q., & Ning, P. (2017) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c6ra28067f · Cited by 152

Highly reusable visible light active hierarchical porous WO3/SiO2 monolith in centimeter length scale for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of toxic pollutants

Sharma, S., & Basu, S. (2019) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2019.115916 · Cited by 152

Combined inactivation of the Clostridium cellulolyticum lactate and malate dehydrogenase genes substantially increases ethanol yield from cellulose and switchgrass fermentations

Li, Y., Tschaplinski, T. J., Engle, N. L., Hamilton, C. Y., Rodríguez, M., Liao, J. C., Schadt, C. W., Guss, A. M., Yang, Y., & Graham, D. E. (2012) · Biotechnology for Biofuels · doi:10.1186/1754-6834-5-2 · Cited by 150

Simultaneous achievement of high ethanol yield and titer in Clostridium thermocellum

Tian, L., Papanek, B., Olson, D. G., Rydzak, T., Holwerda, E. K., Zheng, T., Zhou, J., Maloney, M., Jiang, N., Giannone, R. J., et al. (2016) · Biotechnology for Biofuels · doi:10.1186/s13068-016-0528-8 · Cited by 150

Comparative evaluation of graphene oxide and graphene nanoplatelets as fuel additives on the combustion and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fuelled with diesel and biodiesel blend

Chacko, N., & Jeyaseelan, T. (2020) · Fuel Processing Technology · doi:10.1016/j.fuproc.2020.106406 · Cited by 150

The study of CaO and MgO heterogenic nano-catalyst coupling on transesterification reaction efficacy in the production of biodiesel from recycled cooking oil

Tahvildari, K., Naghavi-Anaraki, Y., Fazaeli, R., Mirpanji, S., & Delrish, E. (2015) · Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering · doi:10.1186/s40201-015-0226-7 · Cited by 148

Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha Oil using a Highly Active Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst by Optimizing Transesterification Reaction Parameters

Reddy, A. N. R., Saleh, A. A., Islam, M. S., Hamdan, S., & Maleque, M. A. (2015) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b01899 · Cited by 146

Green diesel production from palm fatty acid distillate over SBA-15-supported nickel, cobalt, and nickel/cobalt catalysts

Kamaruzaman, M. F., Taufiq‐Yap, Y. H., & Derawi, D. (2020) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105476 · Cited by 146

Sustainable energy from waste organic matters via efficient microbial processes

Srivastava, R. K., Shetti, N. P., Reddy, K. R., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137927 · Cited by 143

Current Developments in Activity-Based Protein Profiling

Willems, L. I., Overkleeft, H. S., & van Kasteren, S. I. (2014) · Bioconjugate Chemistry · doi:10.1021/bc500208y · Cited by 142

Experimental investigation into effects of addition of zinc oxide on performance, combustion and emission characteristics of diesel-biodiesel-ethanol blends in CI engine

Prabakaran, B., & Udhoji, A. (2016) · Alexandria Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.aej.2016.08.022 · Cited by 142

Membranes for dehydration of alcohols via pervaporation

Jyothi, M. S., Reddy, K. R., Soontarapa, K., S, N. S., Raghu, A. V., Kulkarni, R. V., Suhas, D. P., Shetti, N. P., Nadagouda, M. N., & Aminabhavi, T. M. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.043 · Cited by 142

Biofuel production from biomass

Sindhu, R., Binod, P., Pandey, A., Ankaram, S., Duan, Y., & Awasthi, M. K. (2019) · Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering · doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-64083-3.00005-1 · Cited by 135

Preparation of Na2O supported CNTs nanocatalyst for efficient biodiesel production from waste-oil

Ibrahim, M. L., Khalil, N. N. A. N. A., Islam, A., Rashid, U., Ibrahim, S. F., Mashuri, S. I. S., & Taufiq‐Yap, Y. H. (2020) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112445 · Cited by 133

Use of magnetic nanoparticles to enhance bioethanol production in syngas fermentation

Kim, Y., & Lee, H. (2016) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.01.001 · Cited by 132

Removal of fermentation inhibitors from alkaline peroxide pretreated and enzymatically hydrolyzed wheat straw: Production of butanol from hydrolysate using Clostridium beijerinckii in batch reactors

Qureshi, N., Badal Chandra, S. A. H. A., Hector, R. E., & Cotta, M. A. (2008) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.04.009 · Cited by 129

Lipase immobilization on amino-silane modified superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles as biocatalyst for biodiesel production

Miao, C., Yang, L., Wang, Z., Luo, W., Li, H., Lv, P., & Yuan, Z. (2018) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.149 · Cited by 127

Enhancement of bioethanol production in syngas fermentation with Clostridium ljungdahlii using nanoparticles

Kim, Y., Park, S., Lee, H., & Yun, J. Y. (2014) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.046 · Cited by 125

Enhancement of biomass and lipid productivity by overexpression of a bZIP transcription factor in Nannochloropsis salina

Kwon, S., Kang, N. K., Koh, H. G., Shin, S., Lee, B., Jeong, B., & Chang, Y. K. (2017) · Biotechnology and Bioengineering · doi:10.1002/bit.26465 · Cited by 122

Increased lipid production by heterologous expression of AtWRI1 transcription factor in Nannochloropsis salina

Kang, N. K., Kim, E. K., Kim, Y. U., Lee, B., Jeong, W.-J., Jeong, B., & Chang, Y. K. (2017) · Biotechnology for Biofuels · doi:10.1186/s13068-017-0919-5 · Cited by 119

Advancements and future directions in enzyme technology for biomass conversion

Zhang, Z., Donaldson, A., & Ma, X. (2012) · Biotechnology Advances · doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.01.020 · Cited by 118

Expression of a bacterial 3‐dehydroshikimate dehydratase reduces lignin content and improves biomass saccharification efficiency

Eudes, A., Sathitsuksanoh, N., Baidoo, E. E. K., George, A., Liang, Y., Yang, F., Singh, S., Keasling, J. D., Simmons, B. A., & Loqué, D. (2015) · Plant Biotechnology Journal · doi:10.1111/pbi.12310 · Cited by 116

Recent development of hydrothermal liquefaction for algal biorefinery

Gu, X., Martinez-Fernandez, J. S., Pang, N., Fu, X., & Chen, S. (2020) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2020.109707 · Cited by 115

Effect of iron oxide nanoparticles on growth and biofuel potential of Chlorella spp.

Rana, M. S., Bhushan, S., Sudhakar, D. R., & Prajapati, S. K. (2020) · Algal Research · doi:10.1016/j.algal.2020.101942 · Cited by 115

Mixed matrix membranes of H‐ZSM5‐loaded poly(vinyl alcohol) used in pervaporation dehydration of alcohols: Influence of silica/alumina ratio

Suhas, D. P., Aminabhavi, T. M., & Raghu, A. V. (2013) · Polymer Engineering and Science · doi:10.1002/pen.23717 · Cited by 114

Ammonia-treated porous carbon derived from ZIF-8 for enhanced CO 2 adsorption

Ma, X., Li, L., Wang, S., Lu, M., Li, H., Ma, W., & Keener, T. C. (2016) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.01.274 · Cited by 113

Emerging techniques in bioethanol production: from distillation to waste valorization

Gavahian, M., Munekata, P. E. S., Eş, İ., Lorenzo, J. M., Khaneghah, A. M., & Barba, F. J. (2019) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c8gc02698j · Cited by 113

Defined tetra-allelic gene disruption of the 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase 1 (Pv4CL1) gene by CRISPR/Cas9 in switchgrass results in lignin reduction and improved sugar release

Park, J., Yoo, C. G., Flanagan, A., Pu, Y., Debnath, S., Ge, Y., Ragauskas, A. J., & Wang, Z. (2017) · Biotechnology for Biofuels · doi:10.1186/s13068-017-0972-0 · Cited by 112

Complete removal of endocrine disrupting compound and toxic dye by visible light active porous g-C3N4/H-ZSM-5 nanocomposite

Aanchal, Barman, S., & Basu, S. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124981 · Cited by 112

Production of biodiesel and bioethanol using algal biomass harvested from fresh water river

Kumar, V., Nanda, M., Joshi, H. C., Singh, A., Sharma, S., & Verma, M. (2017) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2017.10.016 · Cited by 111

Simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation for improving the xylose utilization of steam exploded corn stover at high solid loading

Liu, Z., & Chen, H. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.023 · Cited by 106

Fabrication and characterization of superhydrophobic PDMS composite membranes for efficient ethanol recovery via pervaporation

He, X., Wang, T., Huang, J., Chen, J., & Li, J. (2020) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116675 · Cited by 101

Biodiesel production from soybean and Jatropha oils using cesium impregnated sodium zirconate as a heterogeneous base catalyst

Torres-Rodríguez, D. A., Romero‐Ibarra, I. C., Ibarra, I. A., & Pfeiffer, H. (2016) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2016.02.061 · Cited by 98

Conversion of bio-oil extracted from Chlorella vulgaris micro algae to biodiesel via modified superparamagnetic nano-biocatalyst

Nematian, T., Salehi, Z., & Shakeri, A. (2019) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.08.048 · Cited by 98

Carbon Nanotube-Based Solid Sulfonic Acids as Catalysts for Production of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester via Transesterification and Esterification

Liu, H., Chen, J., Chen, L., Xu, Y., Guo, X., & Fang, D. (2016) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00156 · Cited by 97

Application of ZnO Nanoparticles for Improving the Thermal and pH Stability of Crude Cellulase Obtained from Aspergillus fumigatus AA001

Srivastava, N., Srivastava, M., Mishra, P. K., & Ramteke, P. W. (2016) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00514 · Cited by 97

Overproduction of native endo-β-1,4-glucanases leads to largely enhanced biomass saccharification and bioethanol production by specific modification of cellulose features in transgenic rice

Huang, J., Xia, T., Li, G., Li, X., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Xie, G., Bai, F., et al. (2019) · Biotechnology for Biofuels · doi:10.1186/s13068-018-1351-1 · Cited by 97

Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of butanol isomers

Generoso, W. C., Schadeweg, V., Oreb, M., & Boles, E. (2014) · Current Opinion in Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2014.09.004 · Cited by 94

Advances in plant materials, food by-products, and algae conversion into biofuels: use of environmentally friendly technologies

Kamani, M. H., Eş, İ., Lorenzo, J. M., Remize, F., Roselló‐Soto, E., Barba, F. J., Clark, J. H., & Khaneghah, A. M. (2019) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c8gc03860k · Cited by 94

Enhanced CO2 adsorption of MgO with alkali metal nitrates and carbonates

Ding, J., Yu, C., Lu, J., Wei, X., Wang, W., & Pan, G. (2020) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114681 · Cited by 93

Butanol production from alkali-pretreated rice straw by co-culture of Clostridium thermocellum and Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum

Kiyoshi, K., Furukawa, M., Seyama, T., Kadokura, T., Nakazato, A., & Nakayama, S. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.061 · Cited by 92

Consolidated bioprocessing of starchy substrates into ethanol by industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains secreting fungal amylases

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