Background Biochar is an affordable carbonaceous product produced through a
combination of thermochemical conversion processes using organic feedstock in the …

Mathematical modelling and simulation of gasification processes are increasingly used in
the scientific field. This review explores the application of computational fluid dynamics …

In the context of materials recycling, updraft gasifiers are promising small and middle-scale
reactors to obtain building blocks and/or energy from waste plastic and biomasses. To this …

In today's world, the need for sustainable energy solutions is paramount to address the
ongoing crisis of increasing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Industries …

The sustainable utilization of biomass, particularly troublesome waste biomass, has become
one of the pathways to meet the urgent demand for providing energy safety and …

The presence of tar significantly hinders the development of biomass pyrolysis and
gasification technologies, making efficient tar removal methods critically important. Catalytic …

This study aimed to investigate the desulphurisation process of model biodiesel containing
thiophene (Th) using 3 different solvents (sulfolane, ionic liquids (ILs)–[BMIM] AlCl4,[BMIM] …

Background Two major threats to modern society are the energy problem and water
pollution. Currently, developing photocatalysts that possess both high activity and …

Background Xylose is the most plentiful pentose sugar found in the lignocellulosic biomass
in hemicellulose fractions. This pentose sugar has high potential to use as raw material for …

Despite being resource-richly endowed with various energy sources, and despite the
connection of 89.8% of the households to the grid in South Africa, the Eastern Cape …