Potential role of biochar on capturing soil nutrients, carbon sequestration and managing environmental challenges: a review

Z Elkhlifi, J Iftikhar, M Sarraf, B Ali, MH Saleem… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar (BC) properties and its influences within agricultural soil health and environmental
ecosystems largely depend on feedstock, residence time and pyrolysis conditions. The …

A critical review on production, modification and utilization of biochar

Y Xie, L Wang, H Li, LJ Westholm, L Carvalho… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been an increased interest in the production of sustainable biochar in the past
years, as biochar shows versatile physicochemical properties and, can have a wide …

Biomass pyrolysis: A review of the process development and challenges from initial researches up to the commercialisation stage

X Hu, M Gholizadeh - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass can be convert to a condensable liquid named bio-oil, a solid
product named as char and a mixture of gaseous products comprising CO 2, CO, H 2, CH 4 …

Operating parameters for bio-oil production in biomass pyrolysis: A review

RE Guedes, AS Luna, AR Torres - Journal of analytical and applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of renewable energy sources is becoming increasingly necessary. Biomass is
considered to have potential to be used as an alternative energy source. The bio-oil …

Lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis: A review of product properties and effects of pyrolysis parameters

T Kan, V Strezov, TJ Evans - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is one of the thermochemical technologies for converting biomass into energy and
chemical products consisting of liquid bio-oil, solid biochar, and pyrolytic gas. Depending on …

Biochar composition-dependent impacts on soil nutrient release, carbon mineralization, and potential environmental risk: a review

A El-Naggar, AH El-Naggar, SM Shaheen… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar application has multiple benefits for soil fertility improvement and climate change
mitigation. Biochar can act as a source of nutrients and sequester carbon (C) in the soil. The …

Challenges and opportunities for bio-oil refining: A review

AP Pinheiro Pires, J Arauzo, I Fonts, ME Domine… - Energy & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Bio-oil derived from fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic materials is among the most complex
and inexpensive raw oils that can be produced today. Although commercial or …

Thermochemical conversion strategies of biomass to biofuels, techno-economic and bibliometric analysis: a conceptual review

AM Elgarahy, A Hammad, DM El-Sherif… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Directly, the utilization of petroleum-based fuels for energy supply in numerous applications
has led to their depletion accompanied by an increase of global warming to the atmosphere …

Fates of chemical elements in biomass during its pyrolysis

WJ Liu, WW Li, H Jiang, HQ Yu - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Biomass is increasingly perceived as a renewable resource rather than as an organic solid
waste today, as it can be converted to various chemicals, biofuels, and solid biochar using …

Co-pyrolysis of coal and raw/torrefied biomass: A review on chemistry, kinetics and implementation

SM Gouws, M Carrier, JR Bunt… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermochemical conversion via co-pyrolysis has the potential to be an efficient route for
converting biomass to bio-energy and bio-refinery products. In this review, the …