OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr is 7. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

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	54
A bibliometric analysis on potential uses of brewer's spent grains in a biorefinery for the circular economy transition of the beer industry	53
Market prospects for biochar production and application in California	51
Brazilian biorefineries from second generation biomass: critical insights from industry and future perspectives	46
Current advances in microbial production of 1,3‐propanediol	38
Retrospective analysis of the U.S. corn ethanol industry for 2005–2019: implications for greenhouse gas emission reductions	38
Mitigating carbon emissions through sustainable aviation fuels: costs and potential	38
Technological development of the bio‐based 2,3‐butanediol process	36
Production and separation of acetic acid from pyrolysis oil of lignocellulosic biomass: a review	36
Techno‐economic analysis of sugar production from lignocellulosic biomass with utilization of hemicellulose and lignin for high‐value co‐products	36
A review of biofuel production from floating aquatic plants: an emerging source of bio‐renewable energy	35
Techno‐economic assessment of polylactic acid and polybutylene succinate production in an integrated sugarcane biorefinery	34
Recent trends in extraction, purification, and antioxidant activity evaluation of plant leaf‐extract polysaccharides	33
Oxidative stability of biodiesel: recent insights	33
Enzyme immobilization: what have we learned in the past five years?	33
Isolation of lignin‐containing cellulose nanocrystals: life‐cycle environmental impacts and opportunities for improvement	33
Recent advances in the integrated biorefinery concept for the valorization of algal biomass through sustainable routes	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	30
Lignin valorization beyond energy use: has lignin's time finally come?	30
Recent developments of lipase immobilization technology and application of immobilized lipase mixtures for biodiesel production	28
Waste sugarcane bagasse‐derived nanocatalyst for microwave‐assisted transesterification: Thermal, kinetic and optimization study	28
Biodiesel production with enzymatic technology: progress and perspectives	28
Strategies for valorization of crop residues into biofuels and other value‐added products	27

Current challenges of biomass refinery and prospects of emerging technologies for sustainable bioproducts and bioeconomy	27
Lignocellulosic waste biomass for biohydrogen production: future challenges and bio‐economic perspectives	26
Controlled/slow‐release fertilizer based on cellulose composite and its impact on sustainable agriculture: review	26
Tree bark utilization in insulating bio‐aggregates: a review	25
Conversion of biomass to biochar using top‐lit updraft technology: a review	25
Biodiesel production by lipase‐catalyzed reactions: bibliometric analysis and study of trends	24
Thermochemical conversion of African balsam leaves‐cow dung hybrid wastes into biochar	22
Yeast immobilization systems for second‐generation ethanol production: actual trends and future perspectives	22
Catalytic effect of alkali and alkaline earth metals on fast pyrolysis pre‐treatment of agricultural waste	21
Economic assessment of the conversion of bleached eucalyptus Kraft pulp into cellulose nanocrystals in a stand‐alone facility via acid and enzymatic hydrolysis	20
Whole‐cell biocatalysis: Advancements toward the biosynthesis of fuels	20
Achieving negative emissions in plastics life cycles through the conversion of biomass feedstock	20
The US bioeconomy at the intersection of technology, policy, and education	19
Novel potential yeast strains for the biotechnological production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse	18
A green approach to the valorization of kraft lignin for the production of nanocomposite gels to control the release of fertilizer	17
Opportunities and challenges for the application of biodiesel as automotive fuel in the 21st century	17
Artificial neural networks in valorization process modeling of lignocellulosic biomass	17
Cattle manure management using microbial fuel cells for green energy generation	17
Biodiesel production process using solid acid catalyst: influence of market variables on the process's economic feasibility	16
Biotechnological and industrial applications of Streptomyces metabolites	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
Biomass‐derived sulfonated polycyclic aromatic carbon catalysts for biodiesel production by esterification reaction	16
More sustainable biomass production and biorefining to boost the bioeconomy	16
Sustainable development in the Legal Amazon: energy recovery from açaí seeds	15
System analysis of the bio‐based economy in Colombia: A bottom‐up energy system model and scenario analysis	15
Pressed sap from oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) trunks: a revolutionary growth medium for the biotechnological industry?	15
Optimization of the enzymatic butanolysis of jatropha oil for biodiesel production using Eversa	15
Marginal lands providing tree‐crop biomass as feedstock for solid biofuels	15
Using waste CO₂ from corn ethanol biorefineries for additional ethanol production: life‐cycle analysis	14
Moving from residual lignocellulosic biomass into high‐value products: Outcomes from a long‐term international cooperation	14
Oilseeds to biodiesel and renewable jet fuel: an overview of feedstock production, logistics, and conversion	14
Land use change: the barrier for sugarcane sustainability	14
Techno‐economic analysis of biochemical conversion of biomass to biofuels and platform chemicals	14
Feedstock planning and optimization of a sustainable distributed configuration biorefinery for biojet fuel production via ATJ process	14
Adoption of biofuels for marine shipping decarbonization: A long‐term price and scalability assessment	14
A biogas‐steam combined cycle for sustainable development of industrial‐scale water‐power hybrid microgrids: design and optimal scheduling	14
Strategies to improve the stress resistance of Escherichia coli in industrial biotechnology	13
Material‐mediated cell immobilization technology in the biological fermentation proces	13
Homogeneous catalyzed transesterification of neem seed oil to biodiesel and its kinetic modeling	13
Tannin: a new insight into a key product for the bioeconomy in forest regions	13
Furfural to FDCA: systematic process design and techno‐economic evaluation	13
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	13
Toward carbon‐neutral ethylene production: assessment of the application potential of bio‐ethylene production pathways in China	13
Combined effect of transglutaminase and phenolic extract of Spirulina platensis in films based on starch and gelatin recovered from chrome III tanned lea	12
Co‐pyrolysis of coal‐biomass: study on reaction kinetics and thermodynamics	12
A combined MaxEnt and GIS‐based methodology to estimate cactus pear biomass distribution: application to an area of southern Italy	12
Apple pomace management by anaerobic digestion and composting: a life cycle assessment	12
Overview on the current practices and future potential of bioenergy use in Palestine	12
Yield performance of dedicated industrial crops on low‐temperature characterized marginal agricultural land in Europe – a review	12
A comparative study on the performance of acid catalysts in the synthesis of levulinate ester using biomass‐derived levulinic acid: a review	12

Techno‐economic assessment of heterotrophic microalgae biodiesel production integrated with a sugarcane bio‐refinery	12
Utilizing palm oil mill effluent (POME) for the immobilization of Aspergillus oryzae whole‐cell lipase strains for biodiesel synthesis	12
Technologies for valorization of municipal solid wastes	12
Evaluation of sweet sorghum genotypes for bioethanol yield and related traits	12
Shell‐derived chitosan as a green flocculant to harvest microalgae for biofuel production	11
Microbial production of hyaluronic acid: the case of an emergent technology in the bioeconomy	11
Investigation of pyrolysis kinetics and gaseous compounds emitted during charcoal production from woods commonly used in the Eastern Mediterranean	11
Synthesis of environment‐friendly, sustainable, and nontoxic bio‐lubricants: A critical review of advances and a path forward	11
Techno‐economic assessment of bio‐refinery model based on co‐pyrolysis of cotton boll crop‐residue and plastic waste	11
Challenges of sustainable industrial transformation: Swedish biorefinery development and incumbents in the emerging biofuels industry	11
Aquatic biomass as sustainable feedstock for biorefineries	11
Exploring strategies for the use of mixed microalgae in cellulase production and its application for bioethanol production	11
Sustainable valorization of apple waste in a biorefinery: a bibliometric analysis	11
Measuring sustainability of renewable diesel production using a multi‐criteria decision matrix	11
Fuel property improvement and exhaust emission reduction, including noise emissions, using an oxygenated additive to waste plastic oil in a diesel engine	10
Recent advances, perspectives and challenges on levulinic acid production from residual biomass	10
Mild hydrotreatment of biocrude derived from hydrothermal liquefaction of agriculture waste: improving biocrude miscibility with vacuum gas oil to aid co‐processing	10
Terpenoid composition and antioxidant activity of extracts from four chemotypes of Cinnamomum camphora and their main antioxidant agents	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
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
Sugarcane bagasse valorization to xylitol: Techno‐economic and life cycle assessment	10
Techno‐economic analysis of novolac resin production by partial substitution of petroleum‐derived phenol with bio‐oil phenol	10
Bioplastics innovation: commercialization strategies for polyethylene furanoate (PEF) and polyhydroxy alkanoates (PHA)	9
Animal bone affluence in environmental reclamation: Biodiesel production, petro‐diesel biodesulfurization and wastewater photo‐treatment	9
Recent advances in the utilization of glycerol for the production of lactic acid by catalysis	9
Valorization of carbon dioxide (CO₂) to enhance production of biomass, biofuels, and biorenewables (B³) in Chlorella saccharophilaUTEX247:	9
Lipase‐catalyzed production of biodiesel: a critical review on feedstock, enzyme carrier and process factors	9
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
Impact of bio‐renewable energy sources on reduction of emission footprint from vehicles	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
Biotechnological valorization of oilseed cakes: Substrate optimization by simplex centroid mixture design and scale‐up to tray bioreactor	8
Unlocking the potential of teak seed waste: carbonization for sustainable resource transformation	8
Emerging green routes to nanocellulose	8
Sustainability assessment of a decentralized green diesel production in small‐scale biorefineries	8
Sustainable pilot‐scale production of a Salicornia oil, its conversion to certified aviation fuel, and techno‐economic analysis of the related biorefinery	8
Catalytic valorization of lignocellulosics: from bulk biofuels to value‐added chemicals	8
Production of bio‐polyurethane (BPU) foams from greenhouse/agricultural wastes, and their biodegradability	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
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
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
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
Biochar combined with nitrogen fertilizer: a practical approach for increasing the biomass digestibility and yield of rice and promoting food and energy security	8
Co‐production of microbial lipids with valuable chemicals	8
Hydrothermal catalysis of waste greases into green gasoline, jet, and diesel biofuels in continuous flow supercritical water	8
Tailored recycling chemicals and fuels from poly‐3‐hydroxybutyrate: A review	8
Selective catalytic hydrogenation of biomass derived furans to secondary alcohols using Pt/polyoxometalate catalysts under mild reaction conditions	7
Screening and cocktail optimization using experimental mixture design: enzymatic saccharification as a biological pretreatment strategy	7
Progress and development of syngas fermentation processes toward commercial bioethanol production	7
Bioeconomy in Brazil: Opportunities and guidelines for research and public policy for regional development	7
Viability of non‐edible oilseed plants and agricultural wastes as feedstock for biofuels production: a techno‐economic review from an African perspective	7
Focus on Olea europaea L. pruning by‐products: extraction techniques, biological activity, and phytochemical profile	7
Environmental and cost benefits of multi‐purpose buffers in an agricultural watershed for biomass production	7
Assessing the implications of bioenergy deployment in the EU in deep decarbonization and climate‐neutrality context: a scenario‐based analysis	7
Evaluation of engine performance and emission of African pear seed oil (APO) biodiesel and its prediction via multi‐input‐multi‐output artificial neural network (ANN)	7
The economic and environmental impacts of Brazilian National Biofuel Policy	7
Assessment of the sustainability and economic potential of hydrotreated vegetable oils to complement diesel and biodiesel blends in Brazil	7
Variable demand as a means to more sustainable biofuels and biobased materials	7
Economic optimization for a dual‐feedstock lignocellulosic‐based sustainable biofuel supply chain considering greenhouse gas emission and soil carbon stock	7
Comparative evaluation of bioethanol fermentation process parameters using RSM, ANN and ANFIS	7
Cellulosic glycols: an integrated process concept for lignocellulose pretreatment and hydrogenolysis	7
Designing a GIS‐based supply chain for producing carinata‐based sustainable aviation fuel in Georgia, USA	7