Current global temperature increases resulting from human activity threaten many
ecosystems and societies, and have led to international and national policy commitments …

Silphium perfoliatum is a perennial crop native to North America that has been the subject of
increased scientific interest in recent years, especially in Europe. It is drought-and frost …

Willow (Salix) is one of the available sources of renewable raw materials, which can be used
in various branches of the medical, chemical and energy industry. However, its biomass …

The process of biomass compaction depends on many factors, related to material and
process. One of the most important is the proper fragmentation of the raw material. In most …

The biomass yield and energy efficiency of maize and sweet sorghum were evaluated
based on the results of an 11-year experiment conducted in a large-area farm in north …

Sawmill residues are used in the power industry, where it accounts for the greatest portion of
solid biomass used in combined heat and power plants and heat-generating plants, mainly …

As the anaerobic digestion of energy crops and crop residues becomes more widely applied
for bioenergy production, planners and operators of biogas plants, and farmers who …

Lignocellulosic biomass should not be used as energy feedstock only. The extractable
phytochemicals present in lignocellulosic biomass from perennial industrial crops (PIC) can …

Giant miscanthus (Miscanthus× giganteus Greef and Deuter) and Amur silver grass
(Miscanthus sacchariflorus Maxim./Hack) are rhizomatous grasses with a C4 photosynthetic …

Extracts from the June collection of aerial parts of Helianthus salicifolius A. Dietr and
Helianthus tuberosus L. were obtained using carbon dioxide supercritical fluid extraction …