Ever-increasing population growth that demands more energy produces tremendous
pressure on natural energy reserves such as coal and petroleum, causing their depletion …

The growing bioeconomy will require a greater supply of biomass in the future for both
bioenergy and bio-based products. Today, many bioenergy cropping systems (BCS) are …

Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes are a potential source of solid biofuel from marginal, dry land.
Experiments assessed the effects of temperature (180–250° C), reaction time (0.5–3 h) and …

This study's objective was to emphasize the renewable lignocellulosic biomasses' energy
potential by thermally describing them. The TG/DTG/DTA procedures were used to examine …

Opuntia ficus-indica is a cactaceous plant native to America but, nowadays, widely found
worldwide, having been the most common domesticated species of cactus grown as a crop …

Increased demand for food requires us to investigate livestock forage and fodder crops that
can be grown over a wide range of locations where their cultivation will not compete with …

This Global Land Outlook working paper is one of a series that aims to synthesize and
compile knowledge, focus on the land-energy nexus (ie, taking into account food and water) …

The potential for crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to support resilient crops that meet
demands for food, fiber, fuel, and pharmaceutical products far exceeds current production …

Globally, we are facing an emerging climate crisis, with impacts to be notably felt in semiarid
regions across the world. Cultivation of drought‐adapted succulent plants has been …

Abstract Opuntia Ficus Indica (OFI) cladodes slow pyrolysis was conducted in a fixed-bed
reactor at various temperature (500–600–700° C) and residence time (30–60–120 min) with …