To char or not to char? Review of technologies to produce solid fuels for resource recovery from faecal sludge

N Andriessen, BJ Ward, L Strande - Journal of Water, Sanitation …, 2019 - iwaponline.com
Resource recovery from faecal sludge can take many forms, including as a fuel, soil
amendment, building material, protein, animal fodder, and water for irrigation. Resource …

Synergistic perspective on biomass co-utilization in thermo-chemical processes

KE Anyaoha - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass is a renewable and environmentally friendly alternative source of energy for heat
and electricity, chemicals, liquid and gaseous fuels production. Biomass co-utilization …

An experimental investigation into the fuel oil-free start-up of a coal-fired boiler by the main solid fossil fuel with additives of brown coal, biomass and charcoal for …

DO Glushkov, AI Matiushenko, AE Nurpeiis… - Fuel Processing …, 2021 - Elsevier
The research is focused on the ignition of solid fuels in a heated air flow. The experimental
conditions correspond closely to solid fuel combustion in coal-fired boiler furnaces …

Biofuel characteristics of non-charred briquettes from dried fecal sludge blended with food market waste: Suggesting a waste-to-biofuel enterprise as a win–win …

S Kizito, J Jjagwe, B Ssewaya, L Nekesa… - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explored the production and evaluation of briquettes made from dried fecal
sludge mixed with fresh food waste as a dual strategy to solve energy poverty and poor …

CFD analysis and experimental study on the effect of oxygen level, particle size, and dust concentration on the flame evolution characteristics and explosion severity of …

H Li, X Chen, J Deng, CM Shu, CH Kuo, Y Yu, X Hu - Powder technology, 2020 - Elsevier
To clarify the effect and mechanism of oxygen supply, particle size, and dust concentration
on the flame propagation behaviours and explosion characteristics of cornstarch dust cloud …

Nonlinear multi-objective optimization model for a biomass direct-fired power generation supply chain using a case study in China

Q Tan, T Wang, Y Zhang, X Miao, J Zhu - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Using renewable resources to generate electricity is becoming increasingly common all over
the world. As the largest energy consumer in the world, China has established many …

The proof-of-concept of a novel feces destroyer latrine

FLF Bittencourt, MF Martins, MTD Orlando… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Improving water and sanitation safeties is part of the global agenda aiming at equitable
sanitation, hygiene for all, and the end of open defecation. Nevertheless, despite the efforts …

Critical analytical parameters for faecal sludge characterisation informing the application of thermal treatment processes

BC Krueger, GD Fowler, MR Templeton - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal processes for the treatment of faecal sludge such as pyrolysis or combustion offer
complete destruction of pathogens, whilst allowing for energy and nutrient recovery. The …

Biomass torrefaction: A promising pretreatment technology for biomass utilization

ZW Chen, M Wang, Y Ren, E Jiang… - IOP conference series …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Torrefaction is an emerging technology also called mild pyrolysis, which has been explored
for the pretreatment of biomass to make the biomass more favorable for further utilization …

[HTML][HTML] Pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics of human faeces, simulant faeces and wood biomass by thermogravimetry–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry …

T Somorin, A Parker, E McAdam, L Williams, S Tyrrel… - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Human faeces (HF) are treated as wastes in many parts of the world, a resource that can be
converted to energy and fuels. To enhance the understanding of fuel conversion processes …