Search Results - "Biomass & bioenergy"

Production and characterization of activated carbon from barley straw by physical activation with carbon dioxide and steam by Pallarés, Javier, González-Cencerrado, Ana, Arauzo, Inmaculada

“…In recent years, the growth of environmental protection policies has generated an increase in the global demand for activated carbon, the most widely used…”
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A review on hydrothermal carbonization of biomass and plastic wastes to energy products by Shen, Yafei

“…Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) as a promising thermochemical process can convert organic solid wastes (e.g., biomass, plastics) into valuable products (i.e.,…”
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Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass for carbon rich material preparation: A review by Khan, Tanveer Ahmed, Saud, Anisah Sajidah, Jamari, Saidatul S., Rahim, Mohd Hasbi Ab, Park, Ji-Won, Kim, Hyun-Joong

“…Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is an active area of research in synthesizing carbon-rich materials because of its ability to transform wet biomass into…”
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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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Insights from enzymatic degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose to fermentable sugars– a review by Houfani, Aicha Asma, Anders, Nico, Spiess, Antje C., Baldrian, Petr, Benallaoua, Said

“…Lignocellulose, the most abundant and renewable resource on Earth is an important raw material, which can be converted into high value products. However, to…”
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A review on biomass pyrolysis models: Kinetic, network and mechanistic models by Hameed, Samreen, Sharma, Abhishek, Pareek, Vishnu, Wu, Hongwei, Yu, Yun

“…Pyrolysis converts biomass into liquid, gaseous and solid fuels. This work reviews the existing models for biomass pyrolysis, including kinetic, network and…”
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Review on synergistic effects during co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste: Significance of operating conditions and interaction mechanism by Engamba Esso, Samy Berthold, Xiong, Zhe, Chaiwat, Weerawut, Kamara, Melvina Fudia, Longfei, Xu, Xu, Jun, Ebako, Joseph, Jiang, Long, Su, Sheng, Hu, Song, Wang, Yi, Xiang, Jun

“…The quantity of organic solid waste (OSW) discharged by the public has increased significantly in recent years. Herein, we consider bio-waste and plastic…”
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Biomass-to-hydrogen: A review of main routes production, processes evaluation and techno-economical assessment by Lepage, Thibaut, Kammoun, Maroua, Schmetz, Quentin, Richel, Aurore

“…Hydrogen is viewed as a sustainable strategic alternative to fossil fuels, especially in the field of road and air transport. Currently, hydrogen production is…”
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A review on the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenolic compounds and the conversion of raw lignin to hydrocarbon liquid fuels by Shu, Riyang, Li, Rongxuan, Lin, Biqin, Wang, Chao, Cheng, Zhengdong, Chen, Ying

“…Petroleum, one of the fossil fuels, is still the main source for liquid fuel production. Lignin derived from renewable biomass has the potential to replace…”
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Emerging technologies for biodiesel production: Processes, challenges, and opportunities by Babadi, Arman Amani, Rahmati, Shahrooz, Fakhlaei, Rafieh, Barati, Bahram, Wang, Shuang, Doherty, William, Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken)

“…Fossil fuel shortages, rising petroleum prices, worldwide demand for renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to anthropogenic activities are…”
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Current advances in on-site cellulase production and application on lignocellulosic biomass conversion to biofuels: A review by Siqueira, Joyce Gueiros Wanderley, Rodrigues, Cristine, Vandenberghe, Luciana Porto de Souza, Woiciechowski, Adenise Lorenci, Soccol, Carlos Ricardo

“…The potential of lignocellulosic feedstock has been widely studied, mainly for biofuels production, which usually requires an enzymatic step on the process…”
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Recent advances in butanol production by acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation by Veza, Ibham, Muhamad Said, Mohd Farid, Latiff, Zulkarnain Abdul

“…Butanol can be produced from renewable sources via the acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation route to create biobutanol or from fossil fuel to create…”
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Natural deep eutectic solvents (DES) for fractionation of waste lignocellulosic biomass and its cascade conversion to value-added bio-based chemicals by Mamilla, Jhansi L.K., Novak, Uroš, Grilc, Miha, Likozar, Blaž

“…Deep eutectic solvents (DES), prepared from choline chloride (ChCl) compound as hydrogen bond acceptor and lactic acid (LA), oxalic acid (OA), potassium…”
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A review on biodiesel production using various heterogeneous nanocatalysts: Operation mechanisms and performances by Zhang, Youhua, Duan, Linhai, Esmaeili, Hossein

“…Due to food shortages and increasing fuel prices, scientists are trying to find suitable feedstocks for biodiesel production that do not divert food products…”
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Hydrothermal carbonization characteristics of sewage sludge and lignocellulosic biomass. A comparative study by Wilk, Małgorzata, Magdziarz, Aneta, Jayaraman, Kandasamy, Szymańska-Chargot, Monika, Gökalp, Iskender

“…This study evaluates and compares the responses of two kinds of lignocellulosic biomass (pine and acacia) and sewage sludge to their hydrothermal carbonization…”
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Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to optimize 2G bioethanol production: A review by Pereira, Lucas Matheus Soares, Milan, Thaís Moré, Tapia-Blácido, Delia Rita

“…Environmental concerns arising from the release of greenhouse gases have stimulated the search for more sustainable technologies, including bioethanol…”
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Furfural production from biomass residues: Current technologies, challenges and future prospects by Yong, Khai Jie, Wu, Ta Yeong, Lee, Cornelius Basil Tien Loong, Lee, Zhi Jin, Liu, Qinpu, Jahim, Jamaliah Md, Zhou, Qiaoqiao, Zhang, Lian

“…Hemicellulose-rich lignocellulosic biomass is an ideal source of carbohydrates to produce furfural commercially. Furfural is recognized as a versatile platform…”
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Insight into biochar properties and its cost analysis by Ahmed, Mohammad Boshir, Zhou, John L., Ngo, Huu Hao, Guo, Wenshan

“…Biochars (BCs) are widely produced and used for the remediation of environmental contaminants as bio-sorbents. In this review, statistical analysis of…”
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Water caltrop shell-derived nitrogen-doped porous carbons with high CO2 adsorption capacity by Zhao, Zhenning, Ma, Changdan, Chen, Fangyuan, Xu, Guozhong, Pang, Ruixue, Qian, Xinyue, Shao, Jiawei, Hu, Xin

“…Adsorption via sorbents is considered an attractive technology that can effectively separate CO2 from flue gas. Optimal adsorption performance can be achieved…”
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Biogas as an energy vector by Rafiee, Ahmad, Khalilpour, Kaveh R., Prest, James, Skryabin, Igor

“…Biogas is a sustainable energy vector with diverse input sources (e.g. landfills and anaerobic digestion of waste materials, wastewater treatment sludge,…”
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