Microwave processing of oil palm wastes for bioenergy production and circular economy: Recent advancements, challenges, and future prospects

SY Foong, YH Chan, SSM Lock, BLF Chin, CL Yiin… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The valorization and conversion of biomass into various value-added products and
bioenergy play an important role in the realization of sustainable circular bioeconomy and …

Pyrolysis of oil palm wastes for bioenergy in Malaysia: A review

G Su, NWM Zulkifli, HC Ong, S Ibrahim, Q Bu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil palm wastes (OPWs) are important biomass resources, and approximately 127 million
tons of OPWs are generated from the oil palm industry annually in Malaysia. The scientific …

Pyrolysis of low-value waste miscanthus grass: physicochemical characterization, pyrolysis kinetics, and characterization of pyrolytic end products

A Kumar, RK Mishra - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study explored the bioenergy potential of waste miscanthus grass (WMG). The
kinetic study of WMG was evaluated via two model-free methods, in a thermogravimetric …

A review of pyrolysis technologies and the effect of process parameters on biocarbon properties

M Pahnila, A Koskela, P Sulasalmi, T Fabritius - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomass-based solutions have been discussed as having the potential to replace fossil-
based solutions in the iron and steel industry. To produce the biocarbon required in these …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on activated carbon from pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: An application for energy and the environment

RK Mishra, B Singh, B Acharya - Carbon Resources Conversion, 2024 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (AC) possesses several versatile properties that make it a valuable
material, including a higher surface area, high adsorption capacity, microporous structure …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing wastewater treatment with engineered biochar from microwave-assisted approach-A comprehensive review

SY Foong, BLF Chin, SSM Lock, CL Yiin… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing global concern over water pollution has urgently demanded cost-effective and
highly efficient methods and materials for removing pollutants. Biochar is a promising …

Influence of biomass composition and microwave pyrolysis conditions on biochar yield and its properties: a machine learning approach

S Mari Selvam, P Balasubramanian - BioEnergy Research, 2023 - Springer
The investigation of microwave pyrolysis behavior and interactive effects of process
parameters through machine learning is necessary to systematically determine the …

Unraveling the metallic thermocouple effects during microwave heating of biomass

IJ Siddique, AA Salema - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Real-time temperature measurement during microwave (MW) heating is a significant
challenge as metallic thermocouples tend to interact with MW. This paper aims to unravel …

Biochar-based materials for sustainable energy applications: A comprehensive review

S Chandrasekharan, S Jadhav, SM Selvam… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from the pyrolysis or carbonization of biomass, has
gained significant attention in recent years due to its versatile applications in the energy …

Prediction and optimization of syngas production from Napier grass air gasification via kinetic modelling and response surface methodology

HSO Qatan, WAWAK Ghani, MSM Said - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this research, a kinetic model was developed for Napier grass air gasification using Aspen
Plus software and thereafter collated and validated with experimental results obtained from …