In recent years, lignin valorization is commercially an important and advanced sustainable
process for lignocellulosic biomass-based industries, primarily through the depolymerization …

With the awareness of the need for optimal and sustainable use of natural resources,
hydrothermal treatment of biomass and biomass waste for energy and resource recovery …

The carbonization of biomass residuals to char has strong potential to become an
environmentally sound conversion process for the production of a wide variety of products …

Coal, one of the most complex geological materials, consists of organic and mineral matter,
the latter including crystalline minerals, non-crystalline mineraloids, and elements with non …

Hydrogen is a clean fuel that can potentially revolutionize the energy supply chain and
decarbonize fuel consumption. However, a key hurdle that needs to be overcome before a …

Hydrothermal carbonization can be defined as combined dehydration and decarboxy lation
of a fuel to raise its carbon content with the aim of achieving a higher calorific value. It is …

Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a novel method to produce carbonaceous materials,
which has been extensively concerned because of its environmentally benign and simple …

An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry explores the fate of organic matter of all types,
biogenic and man-made, in the Earth System. investigates the variety of pathways and …

Coal-bed methane is one of the largest unconventional natural gas resources. Although
microbial activity may greatly contribute to coal-bed methane formation, it is unclear whether …

Kerogen, commonly defined as the insoluble macromolecular organic matter (OM)
dispersed in sedimentary rocks, is by far the most abundant form of OM on Earth. This fossil …