The valorisation of oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) in the palm oil industry is
hampered by major challenges due to its poor fuel properties, which require comprehensive …

In Poland the use of solid biomass obtained from intentional plantations of energy plants is
increasing. This biomass is most often processed into solid fuels. There are growing …

Increasing production of waste has compelled the development of modern technologies for
waste management. Certain fractions of municipal solid wastes are not suitable for recycling …

In solid biofuel manufacture technological and material variables influence the densification
process and thus also the final briquette quality. The impact of these technological variables …

Studies on the utilization of forest and agricultural wastes are of the extreme significance in
any country where there exists a gap between the availability of, and the requirements for …

For biomass compaction, it is important to determine all aspects of the process that will affect
the quality of pellets and briquettes. The low bulk density of biomass leads to many …

A panel of twenty commercial briquettes representative of the French market was set up with
the different actors of the French densified log industry. The selected briquettes were …

Densification of thermally treated energy crops by torrefaction is required to increase the
bulk density and to reduce the handling, transport, and storage cost for bioenergy …

Renewable energy sources (RES) represent an increasing share of global energy
production. Biomass has the highest potential of all RES. Biomass is used to produce solid …

The objective of this research was to improve the bonding properties of laminated veneer
lumber (LVL) and its strength made from Jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba) wood bonded …