Development of sustainable technologies to derive fuel chemicals and other functional materials from renewable biomass

Waste generation rates are rising, as the results of the increased world’s population. Increased global concern over environmental issues led to a strong interest in developing sustainable technologies that derive fuels and chemicals from renewable feedstock. Renewable biomass materials, as lignocellulosic waste, are attractive since they contain large amounts of renewable carbon and biochemicals with potential applications for a wide range of industries. They are well suited for producing biochemicals and materials replacing fossil fuel derived products.
Biofuels as ethanol have many advantages over fossil fuels, as they are renewable. The addition of even a mild percentage of ethanol to gasoline requires no engine modification and enhances engine efficiency while lowering fuel consumption and toxic emission for both gasoline and diesel engines. Ethanol is the main ingredient in hand sanitizer and other chemical/ biomedical industries, thus the production of ethanol is critical especially for public health concerns as observed in the current case of the Covid-19 outbreak

Faculty Supervisor:

Ning Yan

Student:

Partner:

Tel Aviv University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Green/Alternative Energy; Agriculture and Food

University:

University of Toronto

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