Recent developments in microwave-assisted thermal conversion of biomass for fuels and chemicals

J Asomaning, S Haupt, M Chae, DC Bressler - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing energy demand coupled with greater consumer awareness of sustainability in
meeting that demand has made the need to find renewable alternatives to fossil-derived …

From waste biomass to chemicals and energy via microwave-assisted processes

EC Gaudino, G Cravotto, M Manzoli, S Tabasso - Green Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic waste material serves as a considerable renewable feedstock that could be
used to replace oil refineries with biorefineries. Indeed, all biomass components can be …

Converting biowaste streams into energy–leveraging microwave assisted valorization technologies for enhanced conversion

Z Usmani, M Sharma, M Tripathi, AS Nizami… - Journal of the Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
With raising concerns around the usage of fossil fuels and increasing waste there is an
increased focus on finding alternate sources of energy to protect the environment as well as …

The application of microwave heating in bioenergy: A review on the microwave pre-treatment and upgrading technologies for biomass

ET Kostas, D Beneroso, JP Robinson - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bioenergy, derived from biomass and/or biological (or biomass-derived) waste residues, has
been acknowledged as a sustainable and clean burning source of renewable energy with …

Microwave pyrolysis of biomass for bio-oil production: scalable processing concepts

D Beneroso, T Monti, ET Kostas, J Robinson - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
The pursuit of sustainable hydrocarbon alternatives to fossil fuels has prompted an
acceleration in the development of new technologies for biomass processing. Microwave …

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass feedstocks: the way forward?

R Luque, JA Menéndez, A Arenillas… - Energy & Environmental …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomass valorisation has been a major focus of research in the past few years. The potential
to valorise a wide range of renewable, widely abundant and cheap feedstocks is highly …

Sustainable biofuel and bioenergy production from biomass waste residues using microwave-assisted heating: A comprehensive review

AA Arpia, WH Chen, SS Lam, P Rousset… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
With drastic fossil fuel depletion and environmental deterioration concerns, a move towards
a more sustainable bioenergy-based economy is essential. Lately, the application of …

Technical challenges in scaling up the microwave technology for biomass processing

IJ Siddique, AA Salema, E Antunes, R Vinu - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microwave (MW)-assisted heating is one of the emerging technologies for biomass
conversion into energy, fuels, and chemicals. It is claimed to be energy efficient, time-saving …

Unravelling the mechanisms of microwave pyrolysis of biomass

J Robinson, E Binner, DB Vallejo, ND Perez… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study uses empirical observations and mass transfer simulations to establish a new
mechanism for microwave pyrolysis of biomass. Experiments were conducted on cellulose …

Challenges and opportunities in microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of biomass: A review

X Ren, MS Ghazani, H Zhu, W Ao, H Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis (MACP) is one of the emerging technologies for
efficiently converting the solid biomass residues to valuable products, including liquid bio-oil …