Sustainability considerations for electricity generation from biomass

A Evans, V Strezov, TJ Evans - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The sustainability of electricity generation from biomass has been assessed in this work
according to the key indicators of price, efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, availability …

Plant-derived terpenes: A feedstock for specialty biofuels

R Mewalal, DK Rai, D Kainer, F Chen, C Külheim… - Trends in …, 2017 - cell.com
Research toward renewable and sustainable energy has identified specific terpenes
capable of supplementing or replacing current petroleum-derived fuels. Despite being …

Effects of particle size on the fast pyrolysis of oil mallee woody biomass

J Shen, XS Wang, M Garcia-Perez, D Mourant… - Fuel, 2009 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the effects of biomass particle size (0.18–5.6 mm) on the yield
and composition of bio-oil from the pyrolysis of Australian oil mallee woody biomass in a …

Biochar as a fuel: 1. Properties and grindability of biochars produced from the pyrolysis of mallee wood under slow-heating conditions

H Abdullah, H Wu - Energy & fuels, 2009 - ACS Publications
Biomass as a fuel suffers from its bulky, fibrous, high moisture content and low-energy-
density nature, leading to key issues including high transport cost and poor biomass …

Fast pyrolysis of oil mallee woody biomass: effect of temperature on the yield and quality of pyrolysis products

M Garcia-Perez, XS Wang, J Shen… - Industrial & …, 2008 - ACS Publications
This paper presents an investigation of the production of crude bio-oil, char, and pyrolytic
gases from the fast pyrolysis of mallee woody biomass in Australia. The feedstock was …

Biomass as a source of renewable carbon for iron and steelmaking

T Norgate, N Haque, M Somerville, S Jahanshahi - ISIJ international, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Fossil fuel-based carbon is widely used in iron and steelmaking in a number of forms, and
the replacement of these materials with renewable carbon derived from biomass is seen as …

Effect of alkali and alkaline earth metallic species on biochar reactivity and syngas compositions during steam gasification

K Yip, F Tian, J Hayashi, H Wu - Energy & Fuels, 2010 - ACS Publications
Biochars were prepared from the pyrolysis of the wood, leaf, and bark components of mallee
biomass in a fixed-bed reactor at 750° C. The results show that the volatilization of inherent …

Gasification of coal and biomass as a net carbon-negative power source for environment-friendly electricity generation in China

X Lu, L Cao, H Wang, W Peng, J Xing… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Realizing the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2° C by the end of this
century will most likely require deployment of carbon-negative technologies. It is particularly …

Emerging technologies for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials for bio-based products

N Ali, Q Zhang, ZY Liu, FL Li, M Lu, XC Fang - Applied microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Exploring a cheap and clean renewable energy has become a common destination round
the world with the depletion of oil resources and the concerns of increasing energy …

Catalytic reforming of tar during gasification. Part I. Steam reforming of biomass tar using ilmenite as a catalyst

Z Min, M Asadullah, P Yimsiri, S Zhang, H Wu, CZ Li - Fuel, 2011 - Elsevier
Ilmenite, a natural iron-containing mineral, has been investigated as an inexpensive catalyst
for the steam reforming of volatiles (tar) from the pyrolysis of mallee woody biomass. The …