Influence of dilute acid, alkali and hydrothermalpretreatments on methane improvement from datepalm waste “Takarboucht” cultivar

I Mehrez, M Djaafri, G Semaan, M Sapkota… - Biomass Conversion …, 2021 - Springer
This research assesses the impacts of hydrothermal (120° C for 30 min), dilute acid
(2%(w/w) H 2 SO4 at 120° C for 30 min) and alkali (6%(w/w) NaOH at 35° C for 24 h) …

A Route for Bioenergy in the Sahara Region: Date Palm Waste Valorization through Updraft Gasification

M Djaafri, F Salem, S Kalloum, U Desideri, P Bartocci… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Adrar region (Algeria) has a total of 397,800 date palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera L.).
Due to annual palm cleaning, large quantities of lignocellulosic biomass are produced …