OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
An investigation into the anthropogenic effect of biomass energy utilization and economic sustainability on environmental degradation in E7 economies	100
Bioeconomy and biofuels: the case of sugarcane ethanol in Brazil	53
On the production cost of lignocellulose‐degrading enzymes	52
A bibliometric analysis on potential uses of brewer's spent grains in a biorefinery for the circular economy transition of the beer industry	51
Brazilian biorefineries from second generation biomass: critical insights from industry and future perspectives	45
Application of linear regression algorithm and stochastic gradient descent in a machine‐learning environment for predicting biomass higher heating value	45
Market prospects for biochar production and application in California	45
Current advances in microbial production of 1,3‐propanediol	38
Mitigating carbon emissions through sustainable aviation fuels: costs and potential	38
Techno‐economic analysis of sugar production from lignocellulosic biomass with utilization of hemicellulose and lignin for high‐value co‐products	36
Retrospective analysis of the U.S. corn ethanol industry for 2005–2019: implications for greenhouse gas emission reductions	35
Production and separation of acetic acid from pyrolysis oil of lignocellulosic biomass: a review	35
A review of biofuel production from floating aquatic plants: an emerging source of bio‐renewable energy	34
Technological development of the bio‐based 2,3‐butanediol process	34
Enzyme immobilization: what have we learned in the past five years?	33
Oxidative stability of biodiesel: recent insights	32
Isolation of lignin‐containing cellulose nanocrystals: life‐cycle environmental impacts and opportunities for improvement	32
Techno‐economic assessment of polylactic acid and polybutylene succinate production in an integrated sugarcane biorefinery	32
Alternative initiatives for non‐wood chemical pulping and integration with the biorefinery concept: A review	31
Recent advances in the integrated biorefinery concept for the valorization of algal biomass through sustainable routes	31
Waste management and bioenergy recovery from açaí processing in the Brazilian Amazonian region: a perspective for a circular economy	31
Recent trends in extraction, purification, and antioxidant activity evaluation of plant leaf‐extract polysaccharides	31
Biochar from slow pyrolysis of biological sludge from wastewater treatment: characteristics and effect as soil amendment	30
Assessing bio‐oil co‐processing routes as CO₂ mitigation strategies in oil refineries	29
Biodiesel production with enzymatic technology: progress and perspectives	28

Lignin valorization beyond energy use: has lignin's time finally come?	28
Waste sugarcane bagasse‐derived nanocatalyst for microwave‐assisted transesterification: Thermal, kinetic and optimization study	28
Lignocellulosic waste biomass for biohydrogen production: future challenges and bio‐economic perspectives	26
Current challenges of biomass refinery and prospects of emerging technologies for sustainable bioproducts and bioeconomy	26
Recent developments of lipase immobilization technology and application of immobilized lipase mixtures for biodiesel production	26
Conversion of biomass to biochar using top‐lit updraft technology: a review	25
Controlled/slow‐release fertilizer based on cellulose composite and its impact on sustainable agriculture: review	25
Tree bark utilization in insulating bio‐aggregates: a review	24
Biodiesel production by lipase‐catalyzed reactions: bibliometric analysis and study of trends	24
Strategies for valorization of crop residues into biofuels and other value‐added products	24
Thermochemical conversion of African balsam leaves‐cow dung hybrid wastes into biochar	22
Low‐cost and sustainable (nano)catalysts derived from bone waste: catalytic applications and biofuels production	21
Catalytic effect of alkali and alkaline earth metals on fast pyrolysis pre‐treatment of agricultural waste	21
Yeast immobilization systems for second‐generation ethanol production: actual trends and future perspectives	21
Whole‐cell biocatalysis: Advancements toward the biosynthesis of fuels	19
The US bioeconomy at the intersection of technology, policy, and education	19
Economic assessment of the conversion of bleached eucalyptus Kraft pulp into cellulose nanocrystals in a stand‐alone facility via acid and enzymatic hydrolysis	19
Novel potential yeast strains for the biotechnological production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse	18
Achieving negative emissions in plastics life cycles through the conversion of biomass feedstock	18
Cattle manure management using microbial fuel cells for green energy generation	17
Opportunities and challenges for the application of biodiesel as automotive fuel in the 21st century	17
Is anaerobic digestion a feasible alternative to the combustion of olive mill solid waste in terms of energy production? A critical review	17
Commodity chemical production from third‐generation biomass: a techno‐economic assessment of lactic acid production	17
Economic impact of yield and composition variation in bioenergy crops: Populus trichocarpa	16
More sustainable biomass production and biorefining to boost the bioeconomy	16
A green approach to the valorization of kraft lignin for the production of nanocomposite gels to control the release of fertilizer	16
Mapping the environmental and techno‐economic potential of biojet fuel production from biomass residues in Brazil	16
Artificial neural networks in valorization process modeling of lignocellulosic biomass	16
Biomass‐derived sulfonated polycyclic aromatic carbon catalysts for biodiesel production by esterification reaction	16
Cost analysis of subcritical water pretreatment of sugarcane straw and bagasse for second‐generation bioethanol production: a case study in a sugarcane mill	16
Biotechnological and industrial applications of Streptomyces metabolites	16
Biodiesel production process using solid acid catalyst: influence of market variables on the process's economic feasibility	15
The potential for expanding sustainable biogas production and some possible impacts in specific countries	15
Marginal lands providing tree‐crop biomass as feedstock for solid biofuels	15
System analysis of the bio‐based economy in Colombia: A bottom‐up energy system model and scenario analysis	15
Concentration of xylooligosaccharides with a low degree of polymerization using membranes and their effect on bacterial fermentation	15
Life‐cycle assessment of the production of cationized tannins from Norway spruce bark as flocculants in wastewater treatment	15
Optimization of the enzymatic butanolysis of jatropha oil for biodiesel production using Eversa	15
Pressed sap from oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) trunks: a revolutionary growth medium for the biotechnological industry?	15
Feedstock planning and optimization of a sustainable distributed configuration biorefinery for biojet fuel production via ATJ process	14
Moving from residual lignocellulosic biomass into high‐value products: Outcomes from a long‐term international cooperation	14
Using waste CO₂ from corn ethanol biorefineries for additional ethanol production: life‐cycle analysis	14
A biogas‐steam combined cycle for sustainable development of industrial‐scale water‐power hybrid microgrids: design and optimal scheduling	14
Sustainable development in the Legal Amazon: energy recovery from açaí seeds	14
Land use change: the barrier for sugarcane sustainability	14
Strategies to improve the stress resistance of Escherichia coli in industrial biotechnology	13
Furfural to FDCA: systematic process design and techno‐economic evaluation	13
Oilseeds to biodiesel and renewable jet fuel: an overview of feedstock production, logistics, and conversion	13
Toward carbon‐neutral ethylene production: assessment of the application potential of bio‐ethylene production pathways in China	13
Material‐mediated cell immobilization technology in the biological fermentation proces	13

Technologies for valorization of municipal solid wastes	12
Co‐pyrolysis of coal‐biomass: study on reaction kinetics and thermodynamics	12
Evaluation of sweet sorghum genotypes for bioethanol yield and related traits	12
Sequential hydrothermal process for production of flavanones and sugars from orange peel: an economic assessment	12
Homogeneous catalyzed transesterification of neem seed oil to biodiesel and its kinetic modeling	12
A combined MaxEnt and GIS‐based methodology to estimate cactus pear biomass distribution: application to an area of southern Italy	12
Screening method to prioritize relevant bio‐based acids and their biochemical processes using recent patent information	12
Apple pomace management by anaerobic digestion and composting: a life cycle assessment	12
Techno‐economic assessment of heterotrophic microalgae biodiesel production integrated with a sugarcane bio‐refinery	12
Techno‐economic analysis of biochemical conversion of biomass to biofuels and platform chemicals	12
Yield performance of dedicated industrial crops on low‐temperature characterized marginal agricultural land in Europe – a review	12
An effective green and renewable heterogeneous catalyst derived from the fusion of bi‐component biowaste materials for the optimized transesterification of linseed oil methyl ester	12
Tannin: a new insight into a key product for the bioeconomy in forest regions	12
Overview on the current practices and future potential of bioenergy use in Palestine	12
Utilizing palm oil mill effluent (POME) for the immobilization of Aspergillus oryzae whole‐cell lipase strains for biodiesel synthesis	12
Techno‐economic assessment of bio‐refinery model based on co‐pyrolysis of cotton boll crop‐residue and plastic waste	11
Investigation of pyrolysis kinetics and gaseous compounds emitted during charcoal production from woods commonly used in the Eastern Mediterranean	11
Sustainable valorization of apple waste in a biorefinery: a bibliometric analysis	11
Shell‐derived chitosan as a green flocculant to harvest microalgae for biofuel production	11
Exploring strategies for the use of mixed microalgae in cellulase production and its application for bioethanol production	11
Adoption of biofuels for marine shipping decarbonization: A long‐term price and scalability assessment	11
Combined effect of transglutaminase and phenolic extract of Spirulina platensis in films based on starch and gelatin recovered from chrome III tanned lea	11
Microbial production of hyaluronic acid: the case of an emergent technology in the bioeconomy	11
Challenges of sustainable industrial transformation: Swedish biorefinery development and incumbents in the emerging biofuels industry	11
Synthesis of environment‐friendly, sustainable, and nontoxic bio‐lubricants: A critical review of advances and a path forward	11
Aquatic biomass as sustainable feedstock for biorefineries	11
Polyethylene furanoate: technoeconomic analysis of biobased production	10
Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value‐added chemical production in the EU: A focus on thermochemical conversion processes	10
Mild hydrotreatment of biocrude derived from hydrothermal liquefaction of agriculture waste: improving biocrude miscibility with vacuum gas oil to aid co‐processing	10
Fuel property improvement and exhaust emission reduction, including noise emissions, using an oxygenated additive to waste plastic oil in a diesel engine	10
Bioconversion of waste sheep wool to microbial peptone by Bacillus licheniformisEY2	10
Process optimization of microwave irradiation‐aided transesterification of kariya seed oil by Taguchi orthogonal array: pawpaw trunk as a novel biocatalyst	10
A comparative study on the performance of acid catalysts in the synthesis of levulinate ester using biomass‐derived levulinic acid: a review	10
Terpenoid composition and antioxidant activity of extracts from four chemotypes of Cinnamomum camphora and their main antioxidant agents	10
Sugarcane bagasse valorization to xylitol: Techno‐economic and life cycle assessment	10
Measuring sustainability of renewable diesel production using a multi‐criteria decision matrix	10
Techno‐economic and life‐cycle assessment of a wood chips‐based organosolv biorefinery concept for production of lignin monomers and oligomers by base‐catalyzed depolymerization	9
Recent advances, perspectives and challenges on levulinic acid production from residual biomass	9
Valorization of carbon dioxide (CO₂) to enhance production of biomass, biofuels, and biorenewables (B³) in Chlorella saccharophilaUTEX247:	9
Supply analysis of preferential market incentive for energy crops	9
A successful method for phycocyanin extraction from Arthrospira platensis using [Emim] [EtSO₄] ionic liquid	9
Bioplastics innovation: commercialization strategies for polyethylene furanoate (PEF) and polyhydroxy alkanoates (PHA)	9
Techno‐economic analysis of novolac resin production by partial substitution of petroleum‐derived phenol with bio‐oil phenol	9
Animal bone affluence in environmental reclamation: Biodiesel production, petro‐diesel biodesulfurization and wastewater photo‐treatment	9
Impact of bio‐renewable energy sources on reduction of emission footprint from vehicles	9
Forecasting ethanol price volatility under structural breaks	9
Recent advances in the utilization of glycerol for the production of lactic acid by catalysis	8
Catalytic valorization of lignocellulosics: from bulk biofuels to value‐added chemicals	8
Hydrothermal catalysis of waste greases into green gasoline, jet, and diesel biofuels in continuous flow supercritical water	8
Nanotechnology as a vital science in accelerating biofuel production, a boon or bane	8
Extracting flavonoid from Ginkgo biloba using lignocellulolytic bacteria Paenarthrobacter sp. and optimized via response surface methodology	8
Co‐production of lipids and carotenoids by Rhodosporidium toruloides from cane molasses using temperature and pH shifting strategies	8
Emerging green routes to nanocellulose	8
Biochar combined with nitrogen fertilizer: a practical approach for increasing the biomass digestibility and yield of rice and promoting food and energy security	8
Techno‐economic analysis of cellulosic ethanol conversion to fuel and chemicals	8
Lactic acid production: Utilization of yam peel hydrolysate as a substrate using Rhizopus orysae in kinetic studies	8
Techno‐economics of one‐stage and two‐stage furfural production integrated with ethanol co‐production from sugarcane lignocelluloses	8
Unlocking the potential of teak seed waste: carbonization for sustainable resource transformation	8
Social considerations for the cultivation of industrial crops on marginal agricultural land as feedstock for bioeconomy	8
Effect of formaldehyde precursor and water inhibition in dimethoxymethane synthesis from methanol over acidic ion exchange resins: mechanism and kinetics	8
Effective one‐pot tandem synthesis of γ‐valerolactone from biogenic furfural over zirconium phosphate catalyst	8
Sustainable pilot‐scale production of a Salicornia oil, its conversion to certified aviation fuel, and techno‐economic analysis of the related biorefinery	8
Co‐production of microbial lipids with valuable chemicals	8
Ca‐based bifunctional acid‐basic model‐catalysts for n‐butanol production from ethanol condensation	8
Production of bio‐polyurethane (BPU) foams from greenhouse/agricultural wastes, and their biodegradability	8
Biotechnological valorization of oilseed cakes: Substrate optimization by simplex centroid mixture design and scale‐up to tray bioreactor	8
Sustainability assessment of a decentralized green diesel production in small‐scale biorefineries	8
Modeling life‐cycle inventory for multi‐product biorefinery: tracking environmental burdens and evaluation of uncertainty caused by allocation procedure	8
Life‐cycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential for corn ethanol refining in the USA	8