Volume 3, Number 1, March 2013 (Special Issue on )

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Optimization of Biodiesel Production from Waste Vegetable Oil Assisted by Co-Solvent and Microwave Using a Two-Step Process

Chin-Chiuan Lin, Ming-Chien Hsiao

Abstract | References PDF (141KB), PP. 1-6, Pub. Date: March 26, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31001, Downloads: 283 Google Scholar

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Microwave-Assisted Alkaline Pretreatment and Microwave Assisted Enzymatic Saccharification of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber for Enhanced Fermentable Sugar Yield

Saifuddin M. Nomanbhay, Refal Hussain, Kumaran Palanisamy

Abstract | References PDF (417KB), PP. 7-17, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31002, Downloads: 256 Google Scholar

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Microalgae Cultivation Using Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae (OMEGA)

Patrick Wiley, Linden Harris, Sigrid Reinsch, Sasha Tozzi, Tsegereda Embaye, Kit Clark, Brandi McKuin, Zbigniew Kolber, Russel Adams, Hiromi Kagawa, Tra-My Justine Richardson, John Malinowski, Colin Beal, Matthew A. Claxton, Emil Geiger, Jon Rask, J. Elliot Campbell, Jonathan D. Trent

Abstract | References PDF (1590KB), PP. 18-32, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31003, Downloads: 972 Google Scholar

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Thermodynamic Analysis and Synthesis Gas Generation by Chemical-Looping Gasification of Biomass with Nature Hematite as Oxygen Carriers

Zhen Huang, Fang He, Anqing Zheng, Kun Zhao, Sheng Chang, Xinai Li, Haibin Li, Zengli Zhao

Abstract | References PDF (819KB), PP. 33-39, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31004, Downloads: 232 Google Scholar

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A Set of Coherent Indicators for the Assessment of the Energy Profitability of Energy Systems

Mauro Cordella, Carlo Stramigioli, Francesco Santarelli

Abstract | References PDF (165KB), PP. 40-47, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31005, Downloads: 132 Google Scholar

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Effect of Spacing on Growth, Biomass Yield and Quality of Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit.) for Renewable Energy in Thailand

Songyos Chotchutima, Kunn Kangvansaichol, Sayan Tudsri, Prapa Sripichitt

Abstract | References PDF (185KB), PP. 48-56, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31006, Downloads: 148 Google Scholar

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Utilization of Soluble Starch by Oleaginous Red Yeast Rhodotorula glutinis

Teresa Schneider, Tobias Rempp, Simone Graeff-Hönninger, William T. French, Rafael Hernandez, Wilhelm Claupein

Abstract | References PDF (946KB), PP. 57-63, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31007, Downloads: 164 Google Scholar

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Global Optimization of Continuous Fermentation Involving Zymomonas mobilis

Lakshmi N. Sridhar

Abstract | References PDF (50KB), PP. 64-67, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31008, Downloads: 92 Google Scholar

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Row Spacing Affects Biomass Yield and Composition of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) as a Lignocellulosic Feedstock for Bioenergy

Marisol T. Berti, Srinivas Reddy Kamireddy, Yun Ji

Abstract | References PDF (138KB), PP. 68-73, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31009, Downloads: 132 Google Scholar

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Production of Hydroxylapatite from Biowaste, Chicken Manure by Hydrothermal Process

Sevgihan Yildiz Bircan, Ichiro Naruse, Kozo Matsumoto, Kuniyuki Kitagawa

Abstract | References PDF (501KB), PP. 74-78, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31010, Downloads: 137 Google Scholar

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Alkali Catalysis of Different Vegetable Oils for Comparisons of Their Biodiesel Productivity

Ayten Sagiroglu, Hakki Mevlut Ozcan, Sebnem Selen Isbilir, Hatice Paluzar, Neslihan M. Toprakkiran

Abstract | References PDF (182KB), PP. 79-85, Pub. Date: March 27, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31011, Downloads: 161 Google Scholar

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Numerical Simulation of Partial Combustion for Biomass Tar Elimination in Two-Stage Gasifier

Shanhui Zhao, Yi Su, Wenguang Wu, Yunliang Zhang, Yun Wang, Yonghao Luo

Abstract | References PDF (2266KB), PP. 86-92, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31012, Downloads: 118 Google Scholar

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Study on Fuzzy Self-Adaptive PID Control System of Biomass Boiler Drum Water

Junran Jin, Hengshuo Huang, Junman Sun, Yongchao Pang

Abstract | References PDF (630KB), PP. 93-98, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.31013, Downloads: 194 Google Scholar