A review of the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass waste for hydrochar formation: Process conditions, fundamentals, and physicochemical properties

T Wang, Y Zhai, Y Zhu, C Li, G Zeng - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a thermochemical conversion technique which is
attractive due to its ability to transform wet biomass into energy and chemicals without …

Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass for carbon rich material preparation: A review

TA Khan, AS Saud, SS Jamari, MH Ab Rahim… - Biomass and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is an active area of research in synthesizing carbon-rich
materials because of its ability to transform wet biomass into valuable products. Carbon-rich …

Biomass-based negative emissions difficult to reconcile with planetary boundaries

V Heck, D Gerten, W Lucht, A Popp - Nature climate change, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Under the Paris Agreement, 195 nations have committed to holding the increase in
the global average temperature to well below 2° C above pre-industrial levels and to strive …

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 …

Environmental costs and benefits of growing Miscanthus for bioenergy in the UK

JP McCalmont, A Hastings, NP McNamara… - Gcb …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Planting the perennial biomass crop Miscanthus in the UK could offset 2–13 Mt oil eq. yr− 1,
contributing up to 10% of current energy use. Policymakers need assurance that upscaling …

Food vs. fuel: the use of land for lignocellulosic 'next generation'energy crops that minimize competition with primary food production

J Valentine, J Clifton‐Brown, A Hastings… - Gcb …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This review addresses the main issues concerning anticipated demands for the use of land
for food and for bioenergy. It should be possible to meet increasing demands for food using …

Land‐use change to bioenergy production in E urope: implications for the greenhouse gas balance and soil carbon

A Don, B Osborne, A Hastings, U Skiba… - Gcb …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Bioenergy from crops is expected to make a considerable contribution to climate change
mitigation. However, bioenergy is not necessarily carbon neutral because emissions of CO …

Progress in upscaling Miscanthus biomass production for the European bio‐economy with seed‐based hybrids

J Clifton‐Brown, A Hastings, M Mos… - Gcb …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Field trials in Europe with Miscanthus over the past 25 years have demonstrated that
interspecies hybrids such as M.× giganteus (M× g) combine both high yield potentials and …

Recent development in production of pellet fuels from biomass and polyethylene (PE) wastes

Z Wei, Z Cheng, Y Shen - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of the energy crisis, biomass energy has been widely used owing to its wide
distribution, astonishing storage capacity, and carbon neutrality. Pelletization is an …

Miscanthus: a promising biomass crop

EA Heaton, FG Dohleman, AF Miguez, JA Juvik… - Advances in botanical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Abstract The C 4 grass Miscanthus× giganteus is of increasing interest as a biomass
feedstock for renewable fuel production. This review describes what is known to date on M.× …