Ultra-rich carbonization through flash devolatilization for synthesis of biochar from biomass

K Muthu Kumar, S Varunkumar - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
This paper presents a scalable ultra-rich carbonization process in counter-current packed
bed (CCPB) for synthesizing biochar/charcoal with a yield of more than 33% and fuel …

Single step in situ activation process for activated carbon synthesis from coconut shells

K Muthu Kumar, S Varunkumar - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
Biomass-based activated carbon is used in filtration and purification due to its high porosity
and absorptivity. This paper reports a scalable single-step self-sustained process to …

Recent Advances in Packed-Bed Gasification of Lignocellulosic Biomass

VM Jaganathan, S Varunkumar - Zero Waste Biorefinery, 2022 - Springer
In this chapter fundamental results from recent studies on packed-bed gasification of ligno-
cellulosic biomass are presented. Theory based analysis tools developed to enable …

[PDF][PDF] The Phenomenon of Extinction of Timber-Experiments and Theory

VM Jaganathan, S Varunkumar, RV Kumar, J Cuevas… - 2022 - easychair.org
The phenomenon of self-extinction plays a vital role in predicting the structural integrity of
timber structures in mid-and high-rise constructions when exposed to fire. In the present …

Overview Regarding Synthetic Gas Production by Biomass Gasification

A Corbu, MS Raboaca, S Tanwar - Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology …, 2021 - igi-global.com
The renewable energy for the production of syngas (synthetic gas) by gasification of
biomass has specific features and objectives. The present chapter aims to describe the …

Experimental study of gasification of wet biomass in a packed bed downdraft configuration

R Kumar, S Varunkumar - … December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras …, 2021 - dl.begellhouse.com
Experimental studies on'wet biomass gasification'in a packed bed counter-current
configuration are described in this paper. The primary focus is on flame propagation rate, H …