Potential role of biochar on capturing soil nutrients, carbon sequestration and managing environmental challenges: a review

Z Elkhlifi, J Iftikhar, M Sarraf, B Ali, MH Saleem… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar (BC) properties and its influences within agricultural soil health and environmental
ecosystems largely depend on feedstock, residence time and pyrolysis conditions. The …

Ash contents and ash-forming elements of biomass and their significance for solid biofuel combustion

SV Vassilev, CG Vassileva, YC Song, WY Li, J Feng - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Inorganic matter and some ash-forming elements of biomass may cause numerous
technological and environmental problems during biomass processing. Therefore, an …

Comparative study on air gasification of plastic waste and conventional biomass based on coupling of AHP/TOPSIS multi-criteria decision analysis

M Mojaver, R Hasanzadeh, T Azdast, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
A broad range of conventional biomass and plastic waste types was considered and their air
gasification process was modeled using a Gibbs free energy minimization coupled with …

Pyrolytic kinetics and thermodynamic analyses of date seeds at different heating rates using the Coats–Redfern method

M Raza, B Abu-Jdayil, A Inayat - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolytic kinetic and thermodynamic analyses of date seeds were performed using
thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at different heating rates (10, 20, 30, and 40° C/min) …

A review on utilisation of biomass from rice industry as a source of renewable energy

JS Lim, ZA Manan, SRW Alwi, H Hashim - Renewable and sustainable …, 2012 - Elsevier
Volatile oil price and growing emphasis on environmental conservation have stimulated the
development and utilisation of biomass as a vital source of renewable energy. In reducing …

An overview of the behaviour of biomass during combustion: Part I. Phase-mineral transformations of organic and inorganic matter

SV Vassilev, D Baxter, CG Vassileva - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
An extended overview of the phase-mineral transformations of organic and inorganic matter
that occur during biomass combustion was conducted. Some general considerations and …

Pyrolysis kinetics of hazelnut husk using thermogravimetric analysis

S Ceylan, Y Topçu - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
This study aims at investigating physicochemical properties and pyrolysis kinetics of
hazelnut husk, an abundant agricultural waste in Turkey. The physicochemical properties …

Pyrolysis and combustion kinetics of date palm biomass using thermogravimetric analysis

HH Sait, A Hussain, AA Salema, FN Ani - Bioresource Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
The present research work is probably the first attempt to focus on the kinetics of pyrolysis
and combustion process for date palm biomass wastes like seed, leaf and leaf stem by using …

Syngas production in downdraft biomass gasifiers and its application using internal combustion engines

JD Martínez, K Mahkamov, RV Andrade, EES Lora - Renewable Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Biomass downdraft reactors, coupled with reciprocating internal combustion engines
(RICEs), are a viable technology for small scale heat and power generation. This paper …

Grate-firing of biomass for heat and power production

C Yin, LA Rosendahl, SK Kær - Progress in Energy and combustion …, 2008 - Elsevier
As a renewable and environmentally friendly energy source, biomass (ie, any organic non-
fossil fuel) and its utilization are gaining an increasingly important role worldwide. Grate …