Advances in biomass torrefaction: Parameters, models, reactors, applications, deployment, and market

SK Thengane, KS Kung, A Gomez-Barea… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass is a promising renewable source that can reduce fossil fuel consumption and
associated greenhouse gas emissions, but some of its characteristics make it difficult to use …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in biomass torrefaction: Principles, applications and challenges

WH Chen, BJ Lin, YY Lin, YS Chu, AT Ubando… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of biofuels has been considered as an important countermeasure to abate
anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, suppress deteriorated atmospheric greenhouse effect, and …

Progress in microwave pyrolysis conversion of agricultural waste to value-added biofuels: a batch to continuous approach

S Ge, PNY Yek, YW Cheng, C Xia, WAW Mahari… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microwave pyrolysis (MP) has emerged as a promising technique to valorize agricultural
wastes (AW) into biofuels, comprising biochar, bio-oil, and syngas. To fill the research gap …

Insight into the recent advances of microwave pretreatment technologies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sustainable biofuel

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, HC Ong, M Mofijur, SF Ahmed… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilization of renewable lignocellulosic biomasses for bioenergy synthesis is believed to
facilitate competitive commercialization and realize affordable clean energy sources in the …

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 …

Progress in the torrefaction technology for upgrading oil palm wastes to energy-dense biochar: A review

PNY Yek, YW Cheng, RK Liew, WAW Mahari… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing health and environmental concerns associated with the consumption of fossil
energy sources catalyze the production of biofuels as renewable energy carriers for heat …

Densification of waste biomass for manufacturing solid biofuel pellets: a review

TR Sarker, S Nanda, V Meda, AK Dalai - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
The demand for bioenergy is increasing due to the diminishing popularity of fossil fuels and
rising greenhouse gas emissions. However, according to recent reports, renewable energy …

Effects of feedstock type and pyrolysis temperature on potential applications of biochar

AT Tag, G Duman, S Ucar, J Yanik - Journal of analytical and applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of feedstock type and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of
biochar samples relating to their utilization as energy feedstock and soil amendment was …

A review of torrefaction technology for upgrading lignocellulosic biomass to solid biofuels

TR Sarker, S Nanda, AK Dalai, V Meda - BioEnergy Research, 2021 - Springer
The utilization of lignocellulosic biomass is closely related to one of the renewable sources
of energy. However, a few inherent properties of lignocellulosic biomass such as high …

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 …