Clean solid biofuel production from high moisture content waste biomass employing hydrothermal treatment

P Zhao, Y Shen, S Ge, Z Chen, K Yoshikawa - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Our society currently faces three challenges, including resource depletion, waste
accumulation and environmental degradation, leading to rapidly escalating raw material …

Wet torrefaction of biomass for high quality solid fuel production: A review

C He, C Tang, C Li, J Yuan, KQ Tran, QV Bach… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wet torrefaction (WT) is a sustainable subcritical water pretreatment technology to upgrade
moist biomass into hydrochar solid fuel with superior fuel properties with the avoidance of …

An analysis of energy use and economic and environmental impacts in conventional tunnel and LED-equipped vertical systems in healing and acclimatization of …

M Moosavi-Nezhad, R Salehi, S Aliniaeifard… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Uncertain climate changes and increasing energy and food production demands lead to
food insecurity, especially for drought-prone areas like the study region, Iran. This study …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of microalgae biomass co-substrate on biogas production from the common agricultural biogas plants feedstock

M Debowski, M Kisielewska, J Kazimierowicz… - Bioenergy and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to determine the effects on methane production of the addition of
microalgae biomass of Arthrospira platensis and Platymonas subcordiformis to the common …

[HTML][HTML] Does biomass energy drive environmental sustainability? An SDG perspective for top five biomass consuming countries

MA Destek, SA Sarkodie, EF Asamoah - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2021 - Elsevier
Efficient use of biomass energy is integral to achieving many of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). Their contributions, trade-off patterns, and implementation vary …

Biomass energy: the scale of the potential resource

CB Field, JE Campbell, DB Lobell - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2008 - cell.com
Increased production of biomass for energy has the potential to offset substantial use of
fossil fuels, but it also has the potential to threaten conservation areas, pollute water …

The global potential of bioenergy on abandoned agriculture lands

JE Campbell, DB Lobell, RC Genova… - … science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
Converting forest lands into bioenergy agriculture could accelerate climate change by
emitting carbon stored in forests, while converting food agriculture lands into bioenergy …

How much land is needed for global food production under scenarios of dietary changes and livestock productivity increases in 2030?

S Wirsenius, C Azar, G Berndes - Agricultural systems, 2010 - Elsevier
Growing global population figures and per-capita incomes imply an increase in food
demand and pressure to expand agricultural land. Agricultural expansion into natural …

[HTML][HTML] Security aspects of future renewable energy systems–A short overview

B Johansson - Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Energy security is sometimes used to advocate renewable energy systems. Renewable
energy systems can improve some aspects of security, but they will not automatically lead to …

Double the biodiesel yield: Rearing black soldier fly larvae, Hermetia illucens, on solid residual fraction of restaurant waste after grease extraction for biodiesel …

L Zheng, Q Li, J Zhang, Z Yu - Renewable energy, 2012 - Elsevier
abstract Biodiesel is a promising alternative diesel fuel which has increased worldwide
public interest in a number of countries including China. But the high cost of producing …