Evolution of palm oil mills into bio-refineries: Literature review on current and potential uses of residual biomass and effluents

JA Garcia-Nunez, NE Ramirez-Contreras… - Resources …, 2016 - Elsevier
The palm oil agroindustry not only produces the most consumed vegetable oil in the world,
but also a significant quantity of residual biomass. This waste represents real opportunity to …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the potential of coconut shell biomass for charcoal production

RK Ahmad, SA Sulaiman, S Yusup, SS Dol… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coconut shells are produced in a vast amount around tropical countries that needs to be
utilized properly. Thermochemical methods are the main route for converting biomass to …

Coir from Coconut Processing Waste as a Raw Material for Applications Beyond Traditional Uses.

W Stelte, N Reddy, S Barsberg, AR Sanadi - BioResources, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
The global production of coconut, mainly for food and oil production, exceeds 62 million
tonnes per annum. Large quantities of coconut husk remain unutilized after industrial …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-pellet fuel from oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB): Using European standards for quality testing

A Brunerová, M Müller, V Šleger, H Ambarita… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) represents Indonesian major agriculture crop,
nevertheless, its cultivation and processing results in an excessive amount of waste …

Potential of producing solar grade silicon nanoparticles from selected agro-wastes: A review

JA Adebisi, JO Agunsoye, SA Bello, II Ahmed, OA Ojo… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated that Nigeria generates
around 3080 MW of electricity but with actual estimated demand of 10,000 MW. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of particle size and addition of cocoa pod husk on the properties of sawdust and coal pellets

CA Forero-Nuñez, J Jochum, FE Sierra - Ingeniería e Investigación, 2015 - scielo.org.co
The continuous increase of the world energy demand, the rise of fossil fuels costs, and the
strong environmental policies around the globe are some of the reasons for the wood pellets …

[HTML][HTML] Agro-pellets from oil palm residues/pine sawdust mixtures: Relationships of their physical, mechanical and energetic properties, with the raw material …

A Carrillo-Parra, JC Contreras-Trejo, M Pompa-García… - Applied sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The need for biomass as an alternative source for energy purposes points toward oil palm
fruit residues (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) as an attractive solution. Oil palm industry residue …

Multi-layer perceptron artificial neural network (MLP-ANN) prediction of biomass higher heating value (HHV) using combined biomass proximate and ultimate analysis …

JO Ighalo, CA Igwegbe, AG Adeniyi - Modeling Earth Systems and …, 2022 - Springer
Biomass is an important renewable energy source and studies on its properties help
determine the suitable choice of process to harness this energy for a specific biomass type …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the Physical, Mechanical and Energetic Characteristics of Pine Sawdust by the Addition of up to 40% Agave durangensis Gentry Pellets

E Blancarte-Contreras, S Corral-Rivas… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agave durangensis Gentry biomass, as a residue from the mezcal production process, may
be an interesting bioenergy alternative; however, its high ash content limits its application. In …

A SWOT Analysis for Wind Energy Potential Assessment in Colombia.

J Martínez-Hernández, N Parra-Reyes… - Revista Fuentes, El …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
The energy demand and supply in Colombia has been increasing, although considering that
renewable energy production in the territory does not have high percentages, it is possible …