Applications of catalysts in thermochemical conversion of biomass (pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction and gasification): A critical review

Y Wu, H Wang, H Li, X Han, M Zhang, Y Sun, X Fan… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass is one of the most promising renewable resources, and biomass energy is also
recognized as the zero-carbon emission energy. Over the past decade, thermochemical …

State of art review on conventional and advanced pyrolysis of macroalgae and microalgae for biochar, bio-oil and bio-syngas production

XJ Lee, HC Ong, YY Gan, WH Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Algal biomass including macroalgae and microalgae show great potential as pyrolysis
feedstock in generating energy-dense and valuable pyrolytic products such as bio-oil …

A review on selective production of value-added chemicals via catalytic pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

L Dai, Y Wang, Y Liu, C He, R Ruan, Z Yu… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing fossil fuel consumption and global warming has been driving the worldwide
revolution towards renewable energy. Biomass is abundant and low-cost resource whereas …

Recent developments in lignocellulosic biomass catalytic fast pyrolysis: Strategies for the optimization of bio-oil quality and yield

X Chen, Q Che, S Li, Z Liu, H Yang, Y Chen… - Fuel Processing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) is an attractive approach to convert biomass to high-quality bio-
oil through the deoxygenation of pyrolysis vapors in the form of H 2 O, CO, and CO 2 …

Recent advances in catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste for the production of petroleum-like hydrocarbons

HW Ryu, DH Kim, J Jae, SS Lam, ED Park… - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The global economy is threatened by the depletion of fossil resources and fluctuations in
fossil fuel prices, and thus it is necessary to exploit sustainable energy sources. Carbon …

Multi-scale complexities of solid acid catalysts in the catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass for bio-oil production–A review

R Liu, M Sarker, MM Rahman, C Li, M Chai… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite remarkable progress in catalytic fast pyrolysis, bio-oil production is far from
commercialization because of multi-scale challenges, and major constraints lie with …

Catalytic pyrolysis of petroleum-based and biodegradable plastic waste to obtain high-value chemicals

K Saeaung, N Phusunti, W Phetwarotai… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The petroleum-based plastics, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene
(LDPE), and polypropylene (PP), and the biodegradable plastic, polylactide (PLA) were …

Research progress on the role of common metal catalysts in biomass pyrolysis: a state-of-the-art review

X Tian, Y Wang, Z Zeng, L Dai, J Xu, K Cobb, L Ke… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The past decades have witnessed increasing interest in developing pyrolysis pathways to
produce high-quality chemicals from biomass. However, the numerous defects of bio-oil …

Catalyst deactivation and its mitigation during catalytic conversions of biomass

F Lin, M Xu, KK Ramasamy, Z Li, JL Klinger… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biofuel or biochemical production from biomass, especially lignocellulosic biomass, is the
most promising option to replace fossil-based products to achieve sustainability. However …

Catalytic pyrolysis of biomass and polymer wastes

L Zhang, Z Bao, S Xia, Q Lu, KB Walters - Catalysts, 2018 - mdpi.com
Oil produced by the pyrolysis of biomass and co-pyrolysis of biomass with waste synthetic
polymers has significant potential as a substitute for fossil fuels. However, the relatively poor …