The demand for bioenergy is increasing due to the diminishing popularity of fossil fuels and
rising greenhouse gas emissions. However, according to recent reports, renewable energy …

Pellets produced from wood, energy grasses and straw present a higher energy density
feedstock than wood chips or bales, and therefore reduce the costs of handling, transport …

Wettability of a material's surface plays a significant role in how fluids interact with such
surfaces. Wetting behavior is universal but can vary depending on the chemical nature of the …

Wastepaper is a potential biomass source that can be processed into solid fuel (briquette).
The present work proposes a novel method to improve the storage property of briquettes for …

As an established bioenergy industry, the global wood pellet sector is ideally positioned to
adopt biomass torrefaction technologies. In this review, potential benefits and challenges of …

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 …

The use of solid renewable fuels in domestic-scale boilers, DSB is especially common in
places where the distribution of other renewable energy sources is strongly limited …

To reutilise the hazardous waste material coal tar residue (CTR) to bring environmental and
economic benefits, CTR was first used as a binder to prepare biomass pellets with …

Hot-water extraction (HWE) is a biomass processing method that offers an excellent
possibility to generate multiple value-added products. In this study, the pellets were …

Fuel pellets made from compressed biomass represent an important product for energy
sector as they are used as a fuel for power generation and for residential heating appliances …