Wood chips are the primary sources of raw materials for numerous industries, including
pelleting mills, biorefineries, pulp-and-paper industries, and biomass-based power …

The awareness of the environmental impact of CO 2 emission from fossil fuels has resulted
in the search for alternative renewable energy sources. Biomass-derived from agro-residues …

The environmental policy of the European Union is boosting the development of renewable
energies. Among these, bioenergy holds the main share and is expected to further increase …

Online measurement of moisture content (MC) and higher heating value (HHV) is desired for
supporting the thermal conversion process in power plants. The main objective of this study …

In a previous study, a near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy model was developed using a
spectra of ground bamboo samples. Although the previous report on ground bamboo …

In this study, partial least squares regression (PLSR) models were developed using no
preprocessing, traditional preprocessing, multi-preprocessing 5-range, multi-preprocessing …

The use of woodchip, and biofuels in general, is a fundamental step towards the transition
from fossil fuel to renewable energy. The growth in the demand for wood fuels and the …

This study was to optimize models using near infrared spectroscopy for evaluation of lower
heating value, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen content of bamboo. Partial …

The efficient selection of sugarcane varieties with enhanced sugar content requires simple,
rapid, accurate and cost-effective assays. The objective of this research was to develop …

Higher heating value (HHV) is an important property of fuels because it can be used to
calculate their required quantity for generating heat in thermal processes. In this work, the …