In a time when climate change increases desertification and drought globally, novel and
effective solutions are required in order to continue food production for the world's …

Use of biomass for energy production is increasing, so management of the resultant ash is
important. This review compares current and future production, chemical composition, and …

This paper provides a fundamental and critical review of biomass application as renewable
reductant in integrated ferroalloy reduction process. The basis for the review is based on the …

Biochars produced from sewage sludge show promise for use as soil amendments that
could both enhance plant growth and sequester carbon. In a previous study, we showed that …

There is increasing interest in developing biobased alternative jet fuels to meet rising
aviation demand and address environmental concerns. Uncertainty of oil prices, issues of …

Charcoal is an important source of renewable energy with great industrial importance as a
bio-thermo-reducer in the production of pig iron and steel. To increase the quality and yield …

The prosperity of Silicon Valley is built upon a foundation of wood charcoal that is the
preferred reductant for the manufacture of pure silicon from quartz. Because ordinary …

Elevated pressure secures the highest fixed-carbon yields of charcoal from corncob.
Operating at a pressure of 0.8 MPa, a flash-carbonization reactor realizes fixed-carbon …

To produce activated carbon and bio-coke, palm kernel shells (PKS), walnut shells (WNS)
and cashew nut shells (CNS) were carbonized and (or) activated. The activation was …

This study reports the effect of feedstock origin, residence time, and heat treatment
temperature on CO 2 and O 2 reactivities, nanostructure and carbon chemistry of chars …