In this work about pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass, the individual reaction mechanisms of
cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin are initially described. The recent advances in the …

Biomass fuel is an environmentally friendly renewable energy source and carbon-neutral
(non-fossil) fuel alternative. To facilitate its wider uptake, significant efforts are undertaken to …

Drying is an energy-intensive pretreatment process of biomass for production of biofuels by
thermo-chemical conversion. The efficiency and quality during biomass drying have a …

Fast pyrolysis is an effective means of converting solid low-energy density biomass to
intermediate energy products, such as bio-oil. In this study, computational fluid dynamics …

A comprehensive one-dimensional model accounting for the effects of heat and mass
transfer, chemical kinetics, and drying was developed to describe the torrefaction of a single …

The objective of this contribution is to describe thermal degradation of pistachio shells by a
detailed reaction mechanism. Pistachio shells are assumed to be composed of …

This Review covers the current state-of-the-art literature dealing with numerical modeling
and experimental analysis of moving grate biomass combustors. The greatest attention is …

A majority of solid fuels especially biomass contains moisture, which may amount up to the
mass of the dry particles. Thus it is important to determine the details of drying when …

Moisture transport as well as evaporation and condensation are key mechanisms in the
energy management of many processes occurring in different porous media. The role of …

Channelling is an undesirable phenomenon in fixed-bed combustion. It is characterised by
an uneven air distribution, and thus fuel conversion, throughout the fuel bed. To investigate …