Sustainable biofuel and bioenergy production from biomass waste residues using microwave-assisted heating: A comprehensive review

AA Arpia, WH Chen, SS Lam, P Rousset… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
With drastic fossil fuel depletion and environmental deterioration concerns, a move towards
a more sustainable bioenergy-based economy is essential. Lately, the application of …

The application of microwave heating in bioenergy: A review on the microwave pre-treatment and upgrading technologies for biomass

ET Kostas, D Beneroso, JP Robinson - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bioenergy, derived from biomass and/or biological (or biomass-derived) waste residues, has
been acknowledged as a sustainable and clean burning source of renewable energy with …

A critical review on second-and third-generation bioethanol production using microwaved-assisted heating (MAH) pretreatment

JB Ocreto, WH Chen, AT Ubando, YK Park… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the pursuit of the 7th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of the United Nations, it is
driven to develop affordable, sustainable, and clean energy. Second (lignocellulosic) and …

Biofuel from microalgae: Sustainable pathways

AB Culaba, AT Ubando, PML Ching, WH Chen… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
As the demand for biofuels increases globally, microalgae offer a viable biomass feedstock
to produce biofuel. With abundant sources of biomass in rural communities, these materials …

Experimental and modelling studies of convective and microwave drying kinetics for microalgae

B Behera, P Balasubramanian - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional microalgal drying consumes huge time and contributes to 60–80% of
downstream process costs. With the aim to develop an effective and rapid drying process …

Influence of torrefaction with microwave and furnace heating on pyrolysis of poplar sawdust

Y Jiang, C Li, L Zhang, H Lin, S Zhang, Y Wang… - Fuel Processing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microwave heating is different from furnace heating in terms of heat transfer direction and
heating mechanism. The torrefaction with microwave or furnace heating might further impact …

The effect of microwave drying pretreatment on dry torrefaction of agricultural biomasses

M Amer, M Nour, M Ahmed, S Ookawara, S Nada… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper examines the effect of microwave drying on biomass characteristics and
subsequent dry pyrolysis and characteristics of produced biochar from rice straw, sugarcane …

Study on the Effect of Spray Drying Process on the Quality of Microalgal Biomass: a Comprehensive Biocomposition Analysis of Spray-Dried S. acuminatus Biomass

H Zhang, T Gong, J Li, B Pan, Q Hu, M Duan… - BioEnergy …, 2022 - Springer
Spray drying is a very popular method for microalgal biomass drying; however, systematic
research on the response of the biochemical composition during the process of spray drying …

Synergetic utilization of sewage sludge and microalgae: A review and proposal

X Wang, X Jin, H Wang, Z Hu, B Shen - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae-based biofuel production has developed over the past few decades, but few
feasible industrial systems has been established due to its negative economics. To reduce …

Techno-economic modelling of high-value metabolites and secondary products from microalgae cultivated in closed photobioreactors with supplementary lighting

S Rezvani, I Saadaoui, H Al Jabri, NR Moheimani - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to develop an initial computational model to evaluate the techno-
economic viability of high-value and secondary resources from microalgae. The isolation of …