A state-of-the-art review on thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production: A TG-FTIR approach

HC Ong, WH Chen, Y Singh, YY Gan, CY Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective methods of biomass characterization are needed for energy production due to the
increase in biomass to bioenergy conversion capacity and the availability of various …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on thermochemical conversion and potential evaluation of biofuels derived from agricultural wastes

Z Rahimi, A Anand, S Gautam - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
Amongst the advanced biomass conversion technologies, thermochemical processes have
potential applicability, becoming the key technologies to support a new waste management …

Pyrolysis characteristics and non-isothermal kinetics of waste wood biomass

J Li, B Dou, H Zhang, H Zhang, H Chen, Y Xu, C Wu - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The evaluation of thermochemical characteristics and the development of kinetic model for
pyrolysis of waste biomass are more challenging. In this study, the mass losses …

Effects of torrefaction pretreatment on fuel quality and combustion characteristics of biomass: A review

X Yang, Z Zhao, Y Zhao, L Xu, S Feng, Z Wang… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass is renewable and clean energy source, the utilization of biofuel derived from
biomass is an important strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate the greenhouse …

Oxygen migration characteristics during bamboo torrefaction process based on the properties of torrefied solid, gaseous, and liquid products

Z Ma, Y Zhang, Y Shen, J Wang, Y Yang, W Zhang… - Biomass and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bamboo is a potentially renewable biomass resource which can be converted into bio-fuels
and bio-chemicals by thermochemical conversion technology. Torrefaction deoxygenation …

Combustions of torrefaction-pretreated bamboo forest residues: Physicochemical properties, evolved gases, and kinetic mechanisms

J Hu, Y Song, J Liu, F Evrendilek, M Buyukada… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Unlike light torrefaction at 200° C (B200), the mild (250° C) and severe (300° C) torrefaction
pretreatments (B250 and B300) significantly increased the calorific value, reduced the …

Regulation of the elemental distribution in biomass by the torrefaction pretreatment using different atmospheres and its influence on the subsequent pyrolysis …

R Li, C Wu, L Zhu, Z Hu, J Xu, Y Yang, F Yang… - Fuel Processing …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, four types of torrefaction atmosphere (N 2, 14% O 2, CO 2, and NH 3) were
employed during torrefaction pretreatment to regular the element distribution of biomass …

Upgrading fuel quality of moso bamboo via low temperature thermochemical treatments: Dry torrefaction and hydrothermal carbonization

W Yan, S Perez, K Sheng - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
The application of raw bamboo as biomass energy is restricted due to its large particle size,
high oxygen content, low energy density and weak water resistance. In order to upgrade the …

Physicochemical changes and energy properties of torrefied rubberwood biomass produced by different scale moving bed reactors

P Kongto, A Palamanit, S Chaiprapat, N Tippayawong… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the physicochemical changes and energy properties of
torrefied rubberwood sawdust (RWS) produced in various sizes of moving bed reactors for …

Torrefaction of olive tree pruning: Effect of operating conditions on solid product properties

MA Martín-Lara, A Ronda, MC Zamora, M Calero - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of experimental conditions of torrefaction on properties of olive tree
pruning was investigated. This study has demonstrated that fuel properties of olive tree …