Motivations to produce biofuels from rice bran: An overview involving a recent panorama

JHC Wancura, M Brondani, FD Vezaro… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rice bran is a brownish powder layer that covers the rice grain, being a co-product
generated during the grain milling process and is usually underused for animal feed or …

Biomass based biochar production approaches and its applications in wastewater treatment, machine learning and microbial sensors

SK Cho, B Igliński, G Kumar - Bioresource technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar is a stable carbonaceous material derived from various biomass and can be utilized
as adsorbents, catalysts and precursors in various environmental applications. This review …

Hydrochar derived from Liquorice root pulp utilizing catalytic/non-catalytic hydrothermal carbonization: RSM optimization and cationic dye adsorption assessment

A Akbari, SJ Peighambardoust, M Lotfi - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study targeted producing hydrochar from Liquorice root pulp employing the
catalytic/non-catalytic hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) method and evaluating its …

An overview of biochar production techniques and application in iron and steel industries

SE Ibitoye, C Loha, RM Mahamood, TC Jen… - Bioresources and …, 2024 - Springer
Integrating innovation and environmental responsibility has become important in pursuing
sustainable industrial practices in the contemporary world. These twin imperatives have …

Hydrothermal bio-char as a foaming agent for electric arc furnace steelmaking: Performance and mechanism

R Wei, X Zheng, Y Zhu, S Feng, H Long, CC Xu - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Electric arc furnace (EAF) foaming agent protects the furnace lining, reduces electricity
consumption, and shortens smelting time in steelmaking process. Carbon-neutral EAF …

Synthesis methods, properties, and modifications of biochar-based materials for wastewater treatment: a review

B Díaz, A Sommer-Márquez, PE Ordoñez… - Resources, 2024 - mdpi.com
The global impact of water and soil contamination has become a serious issue that affects
the world and all living beings. In this sense, multiple treatment alternatives have been …

Hydrochar as an adsorbent for heavy metals in soil: A meta-analysis

E Kravchenko, WH Yan, D Privizentseva… - Sustainable Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The intensive land use has led to soil degradation and contamination, resulting in concerns
about food security and environmental health. Remediation of heavy metal-contaminated …

Biomass pretreatment for steam gasification toward H2-rich syngas production–An overview

Y Shen - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Steam gasification of biomass is considered a promising technology for producing H 2-rich
syngas that can be utilized for the synthesis of liquid fuels and chemicals. Pretreatments …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of municipal solid wastes-derived refuse-derived fuels for cement co-processing

GL Tihin, KH Mo, CC Onn, HC Ong… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global municipal solid waste (MSW) generation rate is 2.01 billion metric tonnes
annually with an average of 0.74 kg waste/person/day. Approximately 92% of the MSW …

Roles of lignin in pore development during activation of peach wood

C Li, B Gao, Z Pan, Y Liu, Y Shao, G Gao, Y Guo… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are major components in typical woody biomasses.
They have varied reaction networks in activation and thus contribute to pore development in …