A state-of-the-art review on thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production: A TG-FTIR approach

HC Ong, WH Chen, Y Singh, YY Gan, CY Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective methods of biomass characterization are needed for energy production due to the
increase in biomass to bioenergy conversion capacity and the availability of various …

[HTML][HTML] Variation of lignocellulosic biomass structure from torrefaction: A critical review

HC Ong, KL Yu, WH Chen, MK Pillejera, X Bi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, torrefaction, a kind of biomass thermal pretreatment technology, has
received a great deal of attention due to its effective upgrading performance of biomass …

Catalytic thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production: A comprehensive review

HC Ong, WH Chen, A Farooq, YY Gan, KT Lee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for energy and diminishing sources of fossil fuels have called for the
discovery of new energy sources. The effective energy conversion process of biomass is …

Multi-scale complexities of solid acid catalysts in the catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass for bio-oil production–a review

R Liu, M Sarker, MM Rahman, C Li, M Chai… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite remarkable progress in catalytic fast pyrolysis, bio-oil production is far from
commercialization because of multi-scale challenges, and major constraints lie with …

Recent progress on biomass co-pyrolysis conversion into high-quality bio-oil

H Hassan, JK Lim, BH Hameed - Bioresource Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Co-pyrolysis of biomass with abundantly available materials could be an economical
method for production of bio-fuels. However, elimination of oxygenated compounds poses a …

Co-pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse and waste high-density polyethylene: Synergistic effect and product distributions

H Hassan, BH Hameed, JK Lim - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Co-pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse (SCB) with waste high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
was performed in a fixed-bed reactor under different temperatures (400–700° C) and …

Progress in develo** methods for lignin depolymerization and elucidating the associated mechanisms

C Yang, J Qin, S Sun, D Gao, Y Fang, G Chen… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
The biorefining of sugar-based biomass has attracted increasing attention in response to the
continuous depletion of fossil fuel reserves. The key to biorefinery is to choose a suitable …

A perspective on catalytic strategies for deoxygenation in biomass pyrolysis

MW Nolte, BH Shanks - Energy Technology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass fast pyrolysis is a technology that is able to convert biomass, a low‐density solid,
into primarily a liquid bio‐oil product that is denser and more easily storable and …

A review on high catalytic efficiency of solid acid catalysts for lignin valorization

W Guan, CW Tsang, CSK Lin, C Len, H Hu… - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
It is imminent to develop renewable resources to replace fossil-derived energies as fossil
resources are on the brink of exhaustion. Lignin is one of the major components of …

Chemically modified Azadirachta indica sawdust for adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solutions

Z Ahamad, M Ahmed, F Mashkoor, A Nasar - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
This study explores the competency of Azadirachta indica sawdust (AISD) and NaOH-
modified Azadirachta indica sawdust (NAISD) as the prospective adsorbents for the removal …