Catalytic pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for bio-oil production: A review

Y Wang, A Akbarzadeh, L Chong, J Du, N Tahir… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Catalytic pyrolysis has been widely explored for bio-oil production from lignocellulosic
biomass owing to its high feasibility and large-scale production potential. The aim of this …

Thermochemical conversion of sewage sludge: A critical review

N Gao, K Kamran, C Quan, PT Williams - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing levels of sewage sludge production demands research and development to
introduce more commercially feasible options for reducing socio-economic and …

Review on synergistic effects during co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste: Significance of operating conditions and interaction mechanism

SBE Esso, Z **ong, W Chaiwat, MF Kamara… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The quantity of organic solid waste (OSW) discharged by the public has increased
significantly in recent years. Herein, we consider bio-waste and plastic waste. Bio-waste …

Challenges and opportunities in microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of biomass: A review

X Ren, MS Ghazani, H Zhu, W Ao, H Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis (MACP) is one of the emerging technologies for
efficiently converting the solid biomass residues to valuable products, including liquid bio-oil …

Microwave assisted preparation of activated carbon from biomass: A review

W Ao, J Fu, X Mao, Q Kang, C Ran, Y Liu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Activated carbon has been widely used as adsorbents, catalyst support and energy storage
materials. Microwave heating is a promising technique for thermochemical treatment and …

A review of sludge-to-energy recovery methods

J Oladejo, K Shi, X Luo, G Yang, T Wu - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
The increasing volume of sewage sludge from wastewater treatment facilities is becoming a
prominent concern globally. The disposal of this sludge is particularly challenging and …

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of sewage sludge: A review

A Zaker, Z Chen, X Wang, Q Zhang - Fuel processing technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted pyrolysis is considered a promising technique for the thermochemical
conversion of solid waste such as sewage sludge to useful energy products, including bio …

Catalytic conversion of coal and biomass volatiles: a review

XY Ren, XB Feng, JP Cao, W Tang, ZH Wang… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
This paper presents a review of recent research on direct upgrading of coal/biomass
volatiles into aromatics by catalytic pyrolysis and syngas by gasification with catalytic steam …

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 …

Recent developments on sewage sludge pyrolysis and its kinetics: Resources recovery, thermogravimetric platforms, and innovative prospects

SR Naqvi, R Tariq, M Shahbaz, M Naqvi… - Computers & Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is a by-product of the wastewater treatment process, which has the potential
to be a source of transport fuels, heat, and power using the pyrolysis process. Considering …