Routes for energy and bio-silica production from rice husk: A comprehensive review and emerging prospect

S Steven, E Restiawaty, Y Bindar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The high energy and silica contents of rice husks make them attractive for use in renewable
energy and green chemical strategies. This review comprehensively discussed the potential …

Progress in the torrefaction technology for upgrading oil palm wastes to energy-dense biochar: A review

PNY Yek, YW Cheng, RK Liew, WAW Mahari… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing health and environmental concerns associated with the consumption of fossil
energy sources catalyze the production of biofuels as renewable energy carriers for heat …

Rice husk waste into various template-engineered mesoporous silica materials for different applications: A comprehensive review on recent developments

AG Gebretatios, ARKK Pillantakath, T Witoon, JW Lim… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Following the discovery of Stöber silica, the realm of morphology-controlled mesoporous
silica nanomaterials like MCM-41, SBA-15, and KCC-1 has been expanded. Due to their …

[HTML][HTML] Ash transformation mechanism during combustion of rice husk and rice straw

HB Dizaji, T Zeng, H Hölzig, J Bauer, G Klöß, D Enke - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass is an alternative energy resource to fossil fuels because of its potential to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. However, ash-related problems are serious obstacles for this …

Experimental studies on compressive and tensile strength of cement-stabilized soil reinforced with rice husks and polypropylene fibers

Y **ao, L Tong, H Che, Q Guo, H Pan - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper innovatively proposes the use of natural rice husk for reinforcing stabilized soil,
and the experimental results exhibit the application potential. The reinforcement effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional fluidized bed reactors for process intensification

D Zapater, SR Kulkarni, F Wery, M Cui… - Progress in Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fluidized bed reactors (FBRs) are crucial in the chemical industry, serving essential roles in
gasoline production, manufacturing materials, and waste treatment. However, traditional up …

Generation of high quality biogenic silica by combustion of rice husk and rice straw combined with pre-and post-treatment strategies—A review

H Beidaghy Dizaji, T Zeng, I Hartmann, D Enke… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Utilization of biomass either as a renewable energy source or for the generation of biogenic
materials has received considerable interest during the past years. In the case of rice husk …

Valorization of lignocellulosic rice husk producing biosilica and biofuels—A review

S Nawaz, F Jamil, P Akhter, M Hussain… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is an agricultural waste material abundantly produced in large
quantities on earth. Rice husk (RH) is a type of lignocellulosic biomass and a huge …

Reasons for processing of rice coproducts: Reality and expectations

ER Abaide, MV Tres, GL Zabot, MA Mazutti - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing interest in reusing coproducts from rice crops, such as straw, husks, and
bran, has motivated the writing of this review. The aim is to provide a critical and constructive …

An extensive review and comparison of modern biomass torrefaction reactors vs. biomass pyrolysis—Part 1

P Piersa, H Unyay, S Szufa, W Lewandowska… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Major efforts are currently being made in the research community to address the challenges
of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion by using lignocellulosic biomass …