There is an increased global demand for activated carbon (AC) in application of water
treatment and purification. Water pollutants that have exhibited a greater removal efficiency …

Amongst the advanced biomass conversion technologies, thermochemical processes have
potential applicability, becoming the key technologies to support a new waste management …

Black wattle bark waste is generated in large amounts by tannin extraction industries, which
leads to an environmental problem. In literature there are few reports about reusing this …

Detailed analysis of thermo-kinetics, reaction mechanism, and estimation of thermodynamic
parameters are imperative for the design of reactor systems in thermochemical conversion …

Fruit wastes of the Ceiba speciosa forest species were employed as raw material for
preparing activated carbon towards removing phenol from water. Concave cavities spread …

Activated carbons named AC105 and AC11 were prepared from Brazil nut shells using the
weight ratios of Brazil nut shells: KOH of 1: 0.5 and 1: 1, respectively. The prepared materials …

Pyrolysis of untreated, acid treated and alkali treated rice husk (URH, ARH and ALRH,
respectively) was investigated. Pre-treatment resulted in change in values of proximate and …

Thermal degradation kinetics of peanut shell (PS) biomass has been investigated at the
heating rates of 10, 15, and 20° C/min using thermo-gravimetric (TG) and differential thermo …

Non-isothermal thermogravimetric experiments pertaining to garlic husk (GH) biomass were
carried out at four heating rates, namely, 5, 10, 15 and 20° C/min. Majority of volatile …

Critical analysis of thermogravimetric data, characterization of the biomass, and kinetic and
thermodynamic analyses are crucial in the design of efficient biomass pyrolysis systems. In …