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Biofuels and Bioenergy from Residual Biomasses: When a Waste Becomes a Resource

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Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (EMCEI 2017)

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Residual organic biomass ans waste are a serious environmental problem. However, these can represent the solution to the demand of natural and biofuel, an alternative to fossil fuels.

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The authors thank the Ministery Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research that financed the Project PON01_01840 MicroPERLA. The authors also thanks the project Intelligent Energy for Europe—ReCoil “Promotion of used coking oil re cycling for sustainable biodiesel production” (Contract N.IEE/11/091/S12.616369).

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Albo, L. et al. (2018). Biofuels and Bioenergy from Residual Biomasses: When a Waste Becomes a Resource. In: Kallel, A., Ksibi, M., Ben Dhia, H., Khélifi, N. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. EMCEI 2017. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_456

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