Search Results - "Oscar Almazán"

Techno-economic analysis of municipal solid waste gasification for electricity generation in Brazil by Luz, Fábio Codignole, Rocha, Mateus Henrique, Lora, Electo Eduardo Silva, Venturini, Osvaldo José, Andrade, Rubenildo Vieira, Leme, Marcio Montagnana Vicente, del Olmo, Oscar Almazán

“…•A technical and economical analysis of electricity from municipal solid waste gasification in Brazil is performed.•The system is comprised by primary…”
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) for biofuels in Brazilian conditions: A meta-analysis by Rocha, Mateus Henrique, Capaz, Rafael Silva, Lora, Electo Eduardo Silva, Nogueira, Luiz Augusto Horta, Leme, Marcio Montagnana Vicente, Renó, Maria Luiza Grillo, Olmo, Oscar Almazán del

“…The key objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the main environmental life cycle impacts and energy balance of ethanol from sugarcane and biodiesel…”
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Advanced exergy analysis and environmental assesment of the steam cycle of an incineration system of municipal solid waste with energy recovery by Trindade, Aline Bhering, Palacio, José Carlos Escobar, González, Aldemar Martínez, Rúa Orozco, Dimas J., Lora, Electo E. Silva, Renó, Maria Luiza Grillo, del Olmo, Oscar Almazán

“…•Environmental impact of the plant operation and the dislocation of primary energy was calculated.•A true way of obtaining ecological and economic benefits…”
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Global potential assessment of available land for bioenergy projects in 2050 within food security limits by Dias, Tomás Andrade da Cunha, Lora, Electo Eduardo Silva, Maya, Diego Mauricio Yepes, Olmo, Oscar Almazán del

“…This paper evaluates the potential of available land area for bioenergy projects in 2050 without compromising food security. The paper's novelty is the…”
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Optimization of a Dish Stirling system working with DIR-type receiver using multi-objective techniques by Carrillo Caballero, Gaylord Enrique, Mendoza, Luis Sebastian, Martinez, Arnaldo Martin, Silva, Electo Eduardo, Melian, Vladimir Rafael, Venturini, Osvaldo José, del Olmo, Oscar Almazán

“…•Dish Stirling model validation based on data of real technologies.•Methodology to determine a receiver operating temperature is proposed.•Optimization process…”
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Life cycle assessment of charcoal production and electricity generation from eucalyptus in an industrial batch kiln by Vicente Leme, Marcio Montagnana, Venturini, Osvaldo José, Silva Lora, Electo Eduardo, de Almeida, Wellington, Rocha, Mateus Henrique, Andrade da Cunha Dias, Tomás, del Olmo, Oscar Almazán

“…Brazilian charcoal is produced from planted eucalyptus forest wood in traditional batch reactors. The ordinary technology applied in Brazil does not use…”
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Biorefineries productive alternatives optimization in the brazilian sugar and alcohol industry by Furtado Júnior, Juarez Corrêa, Palacio, José Carlos Escobar, Leme, Rafael Coradi, Lora, Electo Eduardo Silva, da Costa, José Eduardo Loureiro, Reyes, Arnaldo Martín Martínez, del Olmo, Oscar Almazán

“…•Biorefinery analysis aided by computational experiments and Kriging method.•Set up of product mix to be produced in Brazilian sugar-alcohol industry…”
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Adaptation of a recombinant xylose-utilizing Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain to a sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate with high content of fermentation inhibitors by Martín, Carlos, Marcet, Marcelo, Almazán, Oscar, Jönsson, Leif J.

“…Adaptation of a xylose-utilizing genetically engineered strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to sugarcane bagasse hydrolysates by cultivation during 353 h using…”
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Issues to consider, existing tools and constraints in biofuels sustainability assessments by Silva Lora, Electo E., Escobar Palacio, José C., Rocha, Mateus H., Grillo Renó, Maria L., Venturini, Osvaldo J., Almazán del Olmo, Oscar

“…Biofuels world production has increased sharply in recent years. Oil reserves depletion, the oil high price and the confidence in biofuels “carbon neutrality”…”
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Hydrogen production from oil sludge gasification/biomass mixtures and potential use in hydrotreatment processes by Martínez González, Aldemar, Silva Lora, Electo Eduardo, Escobar Palacio, José Carlos, Almazán del Olmo, Oscar Agustín

“…Gasification of oil sludge (OS) from crude oil refinery and biomass was investigated to evaluate hydrogen production and its potential use in diesel oil…”
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Sugarcane biorefineries: Case studies applied to the Brazilian sugar–alcohol industry by Renó, Maria Luiza Grillo, Olmo, Oscar Almazán del, Palacio, José Carlos Escobar, Lora, Electo Eduardo Silva, Venturini, Osvaldo José

“…•Advanced system of co-generation improves the energy performance of biorefineries.•Sugarcane straw as additional source of fuel in the biorefinery resulted…”
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A new methodology of thermodynamic diagnosis, using the thermoeconomic method together with an artificial neural network (ANN): A case study of an externally fired gas turbine (EFGT) by Orozco, Dimas José Rúa, Venturini, Osvaldo José, Escobar Palacio, José Carlos, del Olmo, Oscar Almazán

“…Thermodynamic diagnostics aim to identify and act upon thermal system devices exhibiting abnormal behaviour (malfunctions) in order to later, through the use…”
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Holistic assessment of Brazil's bioenergetic potential by de Sousa, Laura Vieira Maia, Silva Lora, Electo Eduardo, de Lisboa, Fábio Cordeiro, Filho, Fernando Bruno Dovichi, del Olmo, Oscar Almazan

“…There is an urgent need for energy sources with lower environmental impacts to dispose of waste generated by human activities. In this context, a holistic…”
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Reduction of tar generated during biomass gasification: A review by Valderrama Rios, Martha Lucia, González, Aldemar Martínez, Lora, Electo Eduardo Silva, Almazán del Olmo, Oscar Agustin

“…One of the main problems that happen during biomass gasification is tar formation, which could make this technology unsuccessfully from a commercial point of…”
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Energy and Economic Evaluation of the Production of Biogas from Anaerobic and Aerobic Sludge in Brazil by Cañote, Susan J. B., Barros, Regina Mambeli, Lora, Electo Eduardo Silva, del Olmo, Oscar Almazan, dos Santos, Ivan Felipe Silva, Piñas, Jean Agustin Velásquez, Ribeiro, Eruin Marturcelli, de Freitas, João Victor Rocha, de Castro e Silva, Hellen Luisa

“…This study conducted energy and economic analysis for biogas production from an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) and activated sludge from the Copasa and…”
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Exergy and Environmental Analysis of a Polygeneration System of Alcohol Industry by Palacio, José Carlos Escobar, Renó, Maria Luiza Grillo, Martínez Reyes, Arnaldo Martín, de Souza, Gustavo Ferreira, Batlle, Eric Alberto Ocampo, del Olmo, Oscar Agustín Almazán, Lora, Electo Eduardo Silva

“…An analyze of three case studies from environmental and energy view point, those case studies are polygeneration system, A first study is referred to a…”
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An economic holistic feasibility assessment of centralized and decentralized biogas plants with mono-digestion and co-digestion systems by Velásquez Piñas, Jean Agustin, Venturini, Osvaldo José, Silva Lora, Electo Eduardo, del Olmo, Oscar Almazan, Calle Roalcaba, Orly Denisse

“…Agricultural biogas plants are becoming attractive in several countries, mainly due to the possibility of obtaining additional incomes by selling energy to…”
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Thermodynamic and economic evaluation of reheat and regeneration alternatives in cogeneration systems of the Brazilian sugarcane and alcohol sector by Díaz Pérez, Álvaro A., Escobar Palacio, José C., Venturini, Osvaldo J., Martínez Reyes, Arnaldo M., Rúa Orozco, Dimas J., Silva Lora, Electo E., Almazán del Olmo, Oscar A.

“…This work makes a technical and economic evaluation of incorporation of reheating and regeneration, as a way to increase efficiency of energetic systems and…”
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Estudio de factibilidad económica de un proyecto de generación eléctrica, a partir de la gasificación de bagazo en un central azucarero cubano by Torres Fernández, Alfredo, Almazán del Olmo, Oscar, Hernández, Bárbara

“…La gasificación permite transformar combustibles sólidos, de bajo valor y potencialmente contaminantes, en un gas limpio que por su facilidad de transporte,…”
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Evaluation of the maturity level of biomass electricity generation technologies using the technology readiness level criteria by Dovichi Filho, Fernando Bruno, Castillo Santiago, York, Silva Lora, Electo Eduardo, Escobar Palacio, José Carlos, Almazan del Olmo, Oscar Agustin

“…This article assesses the level of maturity of current biomass power generation technologies, by using metrics of technology readiness levels. A questionnaire…”
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