Search Results - "Biomass conversion and biorefinery"

Mechanical, thermal and fatigue behaviour of surface-treated novel Caryota urens fibre–reinforced epoxy composite by Arun Prakash, V. R., Xavier, J. Francis, Ramesh, G., Maridurai, T., Kumar, K. Siva, Raj, R. Blessing Sam

“…Epoxy biocomposites were prepared using acid-, base- and silane-treated novel Caryota urens natural fibres (CUFs). The primary aim of this research is to…”
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A review on electrical and gas-sensing properties of reduced graphene oxide-metal oxide nanocomposites by Kiranakumar. H. V, Thejas R, Naveen C S, Khan, M. Ijaz, Prasanna G D, Reddy, Sathish, Oreijah, Mowffaq, Guedri, Kamel, Bafakeeh, Omar T., Jameel, Mohammed

“…From the past decade, there is a demand for the development of highly sensitive and selective, operating at low temperature, and stable gas-sensing materials…”
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Production and applications of activated carbons as adsorbents from olive stones by Saleem, Junaid, Shahid, Usman Bin, Hijab, Mouhammad, Mackey, Hamish, McKay, Gordon

“…Olive stones have been widely used as a renewable energy biowaste source. As they are rich in elemental carbon (40–45 wt%), much research focussed on…”
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Critical challenges in biohydrogen production processes from the organic feedstocks by Osman, Ahmed I., Deka, Tanmay J., Baruah, Debendra C., Rooney, David W.

“…The ever-increasing world energy demand drives the need for new and sustainable renewable fuel to mitigate problems associated with greenhouse gas emissions…”
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Biofuel production from novel Prunus domestica kernel oil: process optimization technique by Aurtherson, P Babu, Nalla, Bhanu Teja, Srinivasan, Karthikeyan, Mehar, Kulmani, Devarajan, Yuvarajan

“…Biodiesel obtained from low-cost non-edible oils is the most promising alternative fuel for conventional diesel fuel. In this current work, Prunus domestica…”
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Mechanical, tribology, dielectric, thermal conductivity, and water absorption behaviour of Caryota urens woven fibre-reinforced coconut husk biochar toughened wood-plastic composite by Prabhu, P., Jayabalakrishnan, D., Balaji, V., Bhaskar, K., Maridurai, T., Prakash, V. R. Arun

“…In this present study for light weight and low-cost engineering applications, high toughness epoxy biocomposites were made using Caryota urens woven (CUW)…”
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Applications of advanced oxidation processes (electro-Fenton and sono-electro-Fenton) for degradation of diazinon insecticide from aqueous solutions: optimization and modeling using RSM-CCD, influencing factors, evaluation of toxicity, and degradation pathway by Dargahi, Abdollah, Moradi, Mina, Marafat, Roghayeh, Vosoughi, Mehdi, Mokhtari, S. Ahmad, Hasani, Kamal, Asl, Somayeh Moghadami

“…Diazinon (DZ), an organophosphorus pesticide, has a large consumption for agricultural activities, which its discharge into groundwater and surface is…”
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Statistical modeling of phenolic compounds adsorption onto low-cost adsorbent prepared from aloe vera leaves wastes using CCD-RSM optimization: effect of parameters, isotherm, and kinetic studies by Dargahi, Abdollah, Samarghandi, Mohammad Reza, Shabanloo, Amir, Mahmoudi, Mohammad Molla, Nasab, Hasan Zolghadr

“…The experiments were designed based on the central composite design (CCD) and were analyzed and modeled by response surface methodology (RSM) to demonstrate…”
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Influence of activation conditions on the physicochemical properties of activated biochar: a review by Panwar, N. L., Pawar, Ashish

“…The biochar produced from agricultural crop residues through thermochemical processes helps in crop waste management. Biochar has paid more attention due to…”
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Variation of Ba concentrations in some plants grown in Pakistan depending on traffic density by Cetin, Mehmet, Jawed, Asma Asghar

“…Today, one of the most important problems in the world is environmental and especially air pollution. Among the components of air pollution, especially heavy…”
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Glass/Caryota urens hybridized fibre-reinforced nanoclay/SiC toughened epoxy hybrid composite: mechanical, drop load impact, hydrophobicity and fatigue behaviour by Raju, P., Raja, K., Lingadurai, K., Maridurai, T., Prasanna, S. C.

“…Glass/ Caryota urens hybridized fibre-reinforced nanoclay/SiC toughened epoxy hybrid composites were prepared and characterized for its mechanical, drop load…”
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Effect of cashew shell biomass synthesized cardanol oil green compatibilizer on flexibility, barrier, thermal, and wettability of PLA/PBAT biocomposite films by Thiyagu, T Thendral, J.V, Sai Prasanna Kumar, P, Gurusamy, Sathiyamoorthy, V, T, Maridurai, VR, Arun Prakash

“…The bio-based polymer blend of polylactic acid (PLA)-polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) incorporated with cashew shell biomass synthesized cardanol…”
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Cashew nut shell liquid as alternate fuel for CI engine—optimization approach for performance improvement by Deepanraj, B., Senthilkumar, N., Mala, D., Sathiamourthy, A.

“…Increased consumption of fossil fuels and growing concerns regarding environmental pollution triggered by burning fossil fuels have directed investigators to…”
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Mechanical, wear, and fatigue behavior of alkali-silane-treated areca fiber, RHA biochar, and cardanol oil-toughened epoxy biocomposite by Alshahrani, Hassan, VR, Arun Prakash

“…This research investigated the role of adding bio toughener and reinforcements in the process of making biocomposite for sustainable engineering applications…”
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Comprehensive review on agricultural waste utilization and high-temperature fermentation and composting by Mengqi, Zhang, Shi, Aiping, Ajmal, Muhammad, Ye, Lihua, Awais, Muhammad

“…Due to the high demand for food and meat for the world's growing population, the agricultural sector is expanding every year. Timely and effective treatment is…”
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Biochar from pyrolysis of rice husk biomass—characteristics, modification and environmental application by Bushra, Bareen, Remya, Neelancherry

“…Biochar produced from various biomass has been widely used in environmental applications owing to its ability to immobilize or remove the contaminants from…”
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A review of the traditional pulping methods and the recent improvements in the pulping processes by Mboowa, Drake

“…The demand for paper and pulp-derived products to fulfill consumer needs is increasing considerably globally. This work provides a critical overview of the…”
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Biochar from biomass waste as a renewable carbon material for climate change mitigation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions—a review by Sri Shalini S., Palanivelu K., Ramachandran A., Raghavan, Vijaya

“…Biomass waste generation is increasing enormously and biomass burning emits greenhouse gas emissions causing severe effects on the environment and health of…”
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Zero-valent iron supported-lemon derived biochar for ultra-fast adsorption of methylene blue by Abd El-Monaem, Eman M., Omer, Ahmed M., El-Subruiti, Gehan M., Mohy-Eldin, Mohamed S., Eltaweil, Abdelazeem S.

“…Green-based materials represent a new promising class of ecofriendly and economic adsorbents. Herein, nano zero-valent iron supported-lemon derived biochar…”
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Recovery and recycling of deep eutectic solvents in biomass conversions: a review by Isci, Asli, Kaltschmitt, Martin

“…The assessment of the behavior of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have been within the focus of numerous original research papers and review articles in the last…”
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