Pistachio (Pistacia vera) waste as adsorbent for wastewater treatment: a review

CA Igwegbe, JO Ighalo, S Ghosh, S Ahmadi… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
The by-product from pistachio (Pistachia vera) has been valorised over the years as an
adsorbent material for water treatment. The aim of this review was to synthesise the …

Biomass carbonisation in retort kilns: process techniques, product quality and future perspectives

JO Ighalo, OAA Eletta, AG Adeniyi - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Of the different kiln designs, the retort kiln is one of the most efficient because it re-combusts
the flue gas from the thermochemical process to generate more thermal energy for …

Influence of temperature on slow pyrolysis of Prosopis Juliflora: an experimental and thermodynamic approach

P Baghel, AK Sakhiya, P Kaushal - Renewable energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the slow pyrolysis of Prosopis Juliflora was performed to determine the product
yield distribution and its physiochemical properties, thermodynamic and sustainability …

Energy use efficiency of crop residue management for sustainable energy and agriculture conservation in NW India

HS Jat, RD Jat, RK Nanwal, SK Lohan, AK Yadav… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia, the triple challenges of diminishing farm
profitability, deteriorating natural resources and energy deficits threaten conventional …

[Retracted] Utilization of Eco‐Friendly Waste Eggshell Catalysts for Enhancing Liquid Product Yields through Pyrolysis of Forestry Residues

S Kaliappan, M Karthick, PP Patil… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, catalytic and noncatalytic pyrolysis of Prosopis juliflora biomass was carried out
in a fluidized bed reactor. This study highlights the potential use of forestry residues with …

Biochar from Delonix regia pod: consideration of an updraft retort carbonisation process

JO Ighalo, AG Adeniyi, S Ogunniyi, CA Adeyanju… - Biofuels, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Retort carbonisation is a novel technology especially suited to the sub-Saharan Africa
energy conversion challenges. This study aims to produce and characterise biochar from …

Lignocellulosics to biofuels: an overview of recent and relevant advances

FF Costa, DT de Oliveira, YP Brito… - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Approaches have been taken to implement efficient processes of biofuel
generation.•Important tools to increase and make more relevant the role of renewable …

A comparative study on morphology, composition, kinetics, thermal behaviour and thermodynamic parameters of Prosopis Juliflora and its biochar derived from …

A Pawar, NL Panwar - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
P. juliflora biochar derived from vacuum pyrolysis was subjected to physicochemical
characterization using elemental, TG-DTG, SEM, BET analysis was studied. The maximum …

Carbonization using an Improved Natural Draft Retort Reactor in India: Comparison between the performance of two woody biomasses, Prosopis juliflora and …

A Chandrasekaran, S Subbiah, P Bartocci, H Yang… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Charcoal is an impure form of carbon, containing some organic matter and ash. It is derived
from wood by removing the volatile organic matter and the moisture, through carbonization …

Temperature effect on biochar produced from tea (Camellia sinensis L.) pruning litters: A comprehensive treatise on physico-chemical and statistical approaches

A Borgohain, K Konwar, D Buragohain… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to optimize the production of biochar from tea (Camellia sinensis
L.) pruning litter. Characterization of biochar prepared from four tea pruning litters (mixed …