Lignin valorization for the production of renewable chemicals: State-of-the-art review and future prospects

L Cao, KM Iris, Y Liu, X Ruan, DCW Tsang… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lignin is an abundant biomass resource in aromatic structure with a low price in market,
which can serve as renewable precursors of value-added products. However, valorization …

Pretreatment, modification and applications of sewage sludge-derived biochar for resource recovery-A review

Y Xiao, A Raheem, L Ding, WH Chen, X Chen, F Wang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With the quick increase in industrialization and urbanization, a mass of sludge has been
produced on the account of increased wastewater treatment facilities. Sewage sludge (SS) …

Novel post-treatment of ultrasound assisting with acid washing enhance lignin-based biochar for CO2 capture: adsorption performance and mechanism

W Cao, H Xu, X Zhang, W Xiang, G Qi, L Wan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignin biochar was acid washed and then treated with ultrasound at different time durations
to improve its sorption of CO 2. Raman, XRD, FTIR spectrum and thermostability test …

Co-hydrothermal carbonization of food waste with yard waste for solid biofuel production: Hydrochar characterization and its pelletization

HB Sharma, BK Dubey - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, Co-HTC of food waste with yard waste was conducted for biofuel pellets
production, and also to understand any possible synergy between two feedstock types. The …

Fuel properties of hydrochar and pyrochar: Prediction and exploration with machine learning

J Li, L Pan, M Suvarna, YW Tong, X Wang - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Conversion of wet organic wastes into renewable energy is a promising way to substitute
fossil fuels and avoid environmental deterioration. Hydrothermal carbonization and pyrolysis …

Hydochar and biochar: production, physicochemical properties and techno-economic analysis

A Kumar, K Saini, T Bhaskar - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Utilization of natural, abundant, and renewable resources for the production of carbon
materials with simple and energy-efficient processes is an upsurge interest. The production …

A comprehensive review on hydrothermal carbonization of biomass and its applications

R Sharma, K Jasrotia, N Singh, P Ghosh, S Srivastava… - Chemistry Africa, 2020 - Springer
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) has gained a lot of interest in the last few years for the
process production of hydrochar from the different kinds of biological materials such as …

Hydrothermal carbonization characteristics of sewage sludge and lignocellulosic biomass. A comparative study

M Wilk, A Magdziarz, K Jayaraman… - Biomass and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study evaluates and compares the responses of two kinds of lignocellulosic biomass
(pine and acacia) and sewage sludge to their hydrothermal carbonization treatment. All …

Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge coupled with anaerobic digestion: Integrated approach for sludge management and energy recycling

RZ Gaur, O Khoury, M Zohar, E Poverenov… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge management is a major operational task that challenges sustainability in
municipal wastewater treatment plants. On the other hand, the high level of organic carbon …

Biowaste hydrothermal carbonization for hydrochar valorization: Skeleton structure, conversion pathways and clean biofuel applications

Z Zhang, J Yang, J Qian, Y Zhao, T Wang, Y Zhai - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), as one of thermal conversion techniques, shows
promising commercial potential for hydrochar production from wet biowaste. This technique …