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- 8Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire
- 6Canter, Christina E.
- 6Vaezi, Mahdi
- 5Ali, Babkir
- 5Ghandehariun, Samane
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2015-01-01
Shahrukh, Hassan, Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire, Kumar, Amit, Ghiasi, Bahman, Kumar, Linoj, Sokhansanj, Shahab
A process model was developed to determine the net energy ratio (NER) for both regular and steam-pretreated pellet production from ligno-cellulosic biomass. NER is a ratio of the net energy output to the total net energy input from non-renewable energy source into the system. Scenarios were...
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2018-01-01
Khan, Md. Mohib-Ul-Haque, Vaezi, Mahdi, Kumar, Amit
Siting a solid waste conversion facility requires an assessment of solid waste availability as well as ensuring compliance with environmental, social, and economic factors. The main idea behind this study was to develop a methodology to locate suitable locations for waste conversion facilities...
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Production of renewable diesel through the hydroprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass derived bio oil: A review
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Due to the scarcity of fossil fuels and to population increases, there is an urgent need for renewable energy sources that can replace petroleum-derived fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass, a renewable resource, can be converted to bio-oil by fast pyrolysis and further upgraded to renewable diesel...
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Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic biomass-based thermochemical conversion technologies: A review
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Patel, Madhumita, Zhang, Xiaolei, Kumar, Amit
Bioenergy derived from biomass provides a promising energy alternative and can reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from fossil fuels. Biomass-based thermochemical conversion technologies have been acknowledged as apt options to convert bioresources into bioenergy; this bioenergy...
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2009-01-01
Biohydrogen, Forest biomass, Gasification, Optimal plant size, Production cost, Techno-economic assessment Western Canada is the largest hydrocarbon base in Canada. Oil sands, one of its key crude oil resources, are used for production of bitumen, which is further processed to produce crude oil....
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2016-01-01
Shahrukh, Hassan, Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire, Kumar, Amit, Ghiasi, Bahman, Kumar, Linoj, Sokhansanj, Shahab
Minimum production cost and optimum plant size are determined for pellet plants for three types of biomass feedstock – forest residue, agricultural residue, and energy crops. The life cycle cost from harvesting to the delivery of the pellets to the co-firing facility is evaluated. The cost varies...
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2017-01-01
Thaker, Spandan, Oni, Abayomi Olufemi, Kumar, Amit
In this paper, a data-intensive cost model was developed for sensible heat, latent heat and thermochemical storage systems. In order to evaluate the economic feasibility of storage systems, five scenarios were developed depending on the method of storage. The five scenarios considered were...
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2017-01-01
Kapila, Sahil, Oni, Abayomi Olufemi, Kumar, Amit
The development of a cost structure for energy storage systems (ESS) has received limited attention. In this study, we developed data-intensive techno-economic models to assess the economic feasibility of ESS. The ESS here includes pump hydro storage (PHS) and compressed air energy storage...
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Uncertainty in well-to-tank with combustion greenhouse gas emissions of transportation fuels derived from North American crudes
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Di Lullo, Giovanni, Zhang, Hao, Kumar, Amit
Many studies have calculated deterministic point estimates of well-to-combustion (WTC) emissions of transportation fuels from crude oil in an attempt to determine which crude oils have lower or higher emissions. However, there is considerable variation in the published results, resulting in...