Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass for carbon rich material preparation: A review

TA Khan, AS Saud, SS Jamari, MH Ab Rahim… - Biomass and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is an active area of research in synthesizing carbon-rich
materials because of its ability to transform wet biomass into valuable products. Carbon-rich …

Is net-zero feasible: Systematic review of cement and concrete decarbonization technologies

ML Nehdi, A Marani, L Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cement and concrete are hard-to-abate industrial sectors for decarbonization due to
growing demand driven by rapid urbanization, population growth, and the considerable …

An overview of the oil palm industry in Malaysia and its waste utilization through thermochemical conversion, specifically via liquefaction

MF Awalludin, O Sulaiman, R Hashim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Malaysia is among the top most important palm oil producers in the world. The country is
experiencing a robust development in new oil palm plantations and palm oil mills. This …

An overview of empty fruit bunch from oil palm as feedstock for bio-oil production

SH Chang - biomass and bioenergy, 2014 - Elsevier
Empty fruit bunch (EFB) from oil palm is one of the potential biomass to produce biofuels like
bio-oil due to its abundant supply and favorable physicochemical characteristics. Confirming …

Perspectives on biodiesel as a sustainable fuel

J Janaun, N Ellis - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The present global economy downturn affects every corner of the world including the
vehicular fuel industry. This paper highlights some of the perspectives for the biodiesel …

Recent development on the uses of alternative fuels in cement manufacturing process

A Rahman, MG Rasul, MMK Khan, S Sharma - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
Cement manufacturing is one of the leading energy consuming and heavy pollutant
processes which is accountable for CO 2, NO X, SO 2 emissions and some heavy metal …

Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of low rank Malaysian coal, oil palm biomass and their blends during pyrolysis via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

SS Idris, N Abd Rahman, K Ismail, AB Alias… - Bioresource …, 2010 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the behaviour of Malaysian sub-bituminous coal (Mukah
Balingian), oil palm biomass (empty fruit bunches (EFB), kernel shell (PKS) and mesocarp …

A review on life cycle assessment of biogas production: Challenges and future perspectives in Malaysia

NIHA Aziz, MM Hanafiah, SH Gheewala - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review of 48 studies on the Life Cycle Assessment
(LCA) of biogas production from 2006 to 2018 (13 years). The scope of the study, type of …

A review of natural fiber reinforced poly (vinyl alcohol) based composites: Application and opportunity

BK Tan, YC Ching, SC Poh, LC Abdullah, SN Gan - Polymers, 2015 - mdpi.com
Natural fibers are fine examples of renewable resources that play an important role in the
composites industry, which produces superior strength comparable to synthetic fibers. Poly …

A review on biomass‐based hydrogen production for renewable energy supply

SE Hosseini, M Abdul Wahid, MM Jamil… - … journal of energy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article gives an overview of the state‐of‐the‐art biomass‐based hydrogen production
technologies. Various biological and thermochemical processes of biomass are taken into …