Lignocellulose biomass pyrolysis for bio-oil production: A review of biomass pre-treatment methods for production of drop-in fuels

R Kumar, V Strezov, H Weldekidan, J He… - … and sustainable energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-oil upgrading can be achieved mainly via three types of methods that are biomass pre-
treatment, catalytic upgrading and downstream bio-oil upgrading. The article aim is to review …

Insight into the recent advances of microwave pretreatment technologies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sustainable biofuel

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, HC Ong, M Mofijur, SF Ahmed… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilization of renewable lignocellulosic biomasses for bioenergy synthesis is believed to
facilitate competitive commercialization and realize affordable clean energy sources in the …

Dynamic behaviors of bio-inspired structures: Design, mechanisms, and models

W Zhang, J Xu, TX Yu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Following nature's design principles, biological entities have evolved to be highly efficient
and multifunctional to maximize all the available materials and structures and to survive in …

Sustainable biofuel and bioenergy production from biomass waste residues using microwave-assisted heating: A comprehensive review

AA Arpia, WH Chen, SS Lam, P Rousset… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
With drastic fossil fuel depletion and environmental deterioration concerns, a move towards
a more sustainable bioenergy-based economy is essential. Lately, the application of …

The application of microwave heating in bioenergy: A review on the microwave pre-treatment and upgrading technologies for biomass

ET Kostas, D Beneroso, JP Robinson - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bioenergy, derived from biomass and/or biological (or biomass-derived) waste residues, has
been acknowledged as a sustainable and clean burning source of renewable energy with …

Wet torrefaction of biomass for high quality solid fuel production: A review

C He, C Tang, C Li, J Yuan, KQ Tran, QV Bach… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wet torrefaction (WT) is a sustainable subcritical water pretreatment technology to upgrade
moist biomass into hydrochar solid fuel with superior fuel properties with the avoidance of …

Microwave-assisted conversion of biomass and waste materials to biofuels

ZMA Bundhoo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic and waste materials represent a considerable potential for biofuel
production. Currently, they are not fully utilised due to low biofuel yields from biological …

Effect of torrefaction on the structure and reactivity of rice straw as well as life cycle assessment of torrefaction process

C Zhang, W Yang, WH Chen, SH Ho, A Pétrissans… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass structure and reactivity of torrefied products are a matter of great concern to explore
the fuel properties, pyrolysis characteristics, and microcosmic appearance, and life cycle …

Oxidative torrefaction and torrefaction-based biorefining of biomass: a critical review

UMA Devaraja, CLW Dissanayake… - Biofuel Research …, 2022 - biofueljournal.com
Torrefaction is a vital pretreatment technology for thermochemical biorefinery applications
like pyrolysis, gasification, and liquefaction. Oxidative torrefaction, an economical version of …

Nonwoven membrane supports from renewable resources: Bamboo fiber reinforced poly (lactic acid) composites

HA Le Phuong, NA Izzati Ayob… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Membrane separation has been widely recognized as an energy-efficient technology with a
rapidly growing market. However, such growth raises concerns about sustainability due to …