Jatropha curcas: A potential biofuel plant for sustainable environmental development

VC Pandey, K Singh, JS Singh, A Kumar… - … and sustainable energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
Jatropha curcas L.(JCL) has been propagated as unique and potential tropical plant for
augmenting renewable energy sources due to its several merits for which it deserves to be …

Biomass as an energy source in coal co-firing and its feasibility enhancement via pre-treatment techniques

BN Madanayake, S Gan, C Eastwick, HK Ng - Fuel Processing Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Biomass co-firing is recognised as a crucial technology to aid in curbing the use of fossil
fuels, particularly due to its relative ease of implementation. This article provides an …

Structural, mechanical and thermal properties of bio-based hybrid composites from waste coir residues: Fibers and shell particles

H Essabir, MO Bensalah, D Rodrigue, R Bouhfid… - Mechanics of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polypropylene hybrid composites were produced by using coir fibers and coir shell particles
at a total weight content of 20%. The effect of hybridization and coupling agent on the …

Artificial neural network model for the prediction of kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from its constituents

S Sunphorka, B Chalermsinsuwan, P Piumsomboon - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
This study applied artificial neural networks (ANN) for constructing the correlation between
biomass constituents and the kinetic parameters (activation energy (E a), pre-exponential …

Coexistence but independent biosynthesis of catechyl and guaiacyl/syringyl lignin polymers in seed coats

Y Tobimatsu, F Chen, J Nakashima… - The Plant …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Lignins are phenylpropanoid polymers, derived from monolignols, commonly found in
terrestrial plant secondary cell walls. We recently reported evidence of an unanticipated …

A Jatropha biomass as renewable materials for biocomposites and its applications

HPSA Khalil, NAS Aprilia, AH Bhat, M Jawaid… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
This review deals with the study of Jatropha biomass as renewable materials for
biocomposites and its applications. Jatropha curcas is a multipurpose plant with many …

Mechanical extraction of oil from Jatropha curcas L. kernel: Effect of processing parameters

E Subroto, R Manurung, HJ Heeres… - Industrial Crops and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Mechanical extraction is considered to be the best option for oil expression of Jatropha
curcas in rural areas. Lab scale hydraulic pressing experiments were conducted to …

Perspectives and strategies to increase the microbial-derived soil organic matter that persists in agroecosystems

S Gul, JK Whalen - Advances in Agronomy, 2022 - Elsevier
Microorganisms are centrally important to the soil organic carbon (C) cycle as decomposers
that also contribute to long term C sequestration through physical stabilization and de novo …

Thermal and thermomechanical characterization of polypropylene-seed shell particles composites

JL Rivera-Armenta, BA Salazar-Cruz… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of plant waste, such ashusks, fibers, and bagasse, as additives in polymeric
matrices generated great interest recently, since they became an option to be used as …

Study on applicability of biomass in iron ore sintering process

G Jha, S Soren - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
India as a develo** economic power, has to rely much on its energy sector for growth and
development. The growth is largely interlinked with the availability of energy and its …