A state-of-the-art review of experimental and computational studies of granular materials: properties, advances, challenges, and future directions

P Tahmasebi - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide class of phenomena and systems, ranging from condensed matter physics, soft …

A critical review on biomass pyrolysis: Reaction mechanisms, process modeling and potential challenges

AK Vuppaladadiyam, SSV Vuppaladadiyam… - Journal of the Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is a versatile technology for exploiting diversified feedstocks to produce a wide
range of products, including biochar, bio-oil, and syngas with high potential in diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering approaches for CO2 converting to biomass coupled with nanobiomaterials as biomediated towards circular bioeconomy

S Raza, Y Orooji, E Ghasali, A Hayat… - Journal of CO2 …, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for carbon neutralization on a global scale necessitates innovative concepts for
collecting, converting, and using carbon dioxide (CO 2), particularly the technology and …

Progress in understanding the four dominant intra-particle phenomena of lignocellulose pyrolysis: chemical reactions, heat transfer, mass transfer, and phase change

MB Pecha, JIM Arbelaez, M Garcia-Perez, F Chejne… - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Four principal intra-particle phenomena occur in a highly concerted manner during the
pyrolysis of lignocellulosic materials: heat transfer, mass transfer, chemical reactions, and …

Advances in multiscale modeling of lignocellulosic biomass

PN Ciesielski, MB Pecha, AM Lattanzi… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Applications and associated processing technologies of lignocellulosic biomass are
becoming increasingly important as we endeavor to meet societal demand for fuels …

Depolymerization of enzymatic hydrolysis lignin: Review of technologies and opportunities for research

FF Menezes, VM Nascimento, GR Gomes, GJM Rocha… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent years witnessed the dawn of the cellulosic ethanol industry based on enzymatic
hydrolysis of carbohydrates in lignocellulosic biomass. Meanwhile, new concepts have …

Assessment of a detailed biomass pyrolysis kinetic scheme in multiscale simulations of a single-particle pyrolyzer and a pilot-scale entrained flow pyrolyzer

X Gao, L Lu, M Shahnam, WA Rogers, K Smith… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
A detailed biomass pyrolysis kinetic scheme was assessed in the multiscale simulations of a
single-particle pyrolyzer with slow pyrolysis and a pilot-scale entrained flow pyrolyzer with …

Coupling particle scale model and SuperDEM‐CFD for multiscale simulation of biomass pyrolysis in a packed bed pyrolyzer

X Gao, J Yu, L Lu, WA Rogers - AIChE Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An efficient biomass pyrolysis process requires a comprehensive understanding of the
chemical and physical phenomena that occur at multi‐length and time scales. In this study, a …

Effects of moisture on diffusion in unmodified wood cell walls: A phenomenological polymer science approach

JE Jakes, CG Hunt, SL Zelinka, PN Ciesielski… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Despite the importance of cell wall diffusion to nearly all aspects of wood utilization, diffusion
mechanisms and the detailed effects of moisture remain poorly understood. In this …

Valorisation of plastic waste via metal-catalysed depolymerisation

F Liguori, C Moreno-Marrodán… - Beilstein journal of …, 2021 - beilstein-journals.org
Metal-catalysed depolymerisation of plastics to reusable building blocks, including
monomers, oligomers or added-value chemicals, is an attractive tool for the recycling and …