Environmental alarms like climate change and rising air pollution levels in north India,
particularly in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), draw attention to the severe issue of …

Paddy straw is an abundantly available lignocellulosic biomass in Southern and South-
Eastern Asia, which remains in surplus. The surplus straw is either burnt in the farms or …

An investigation was conducted to examine the impact of additive mixing with wheat straw
(WS) for pellet making. This study manufactured seven types of pellets with different additive …

Rice is the third most important crop worldwide. Unfortunately, in most rice-producing
countries, crop residues are burned, increasing emissions of greenhouse gases and toxic …

The impetus to predicting future biomass consumption focuses on sustainable energy, which
concerns the non-renewable nature of fossil fuels and the environmental challenges …

Crop residues are widely considered as a biofuel source and used in livestock feeding, or
are burned off to clean the field for tillage and planting. Nonetheless, crop residue burning …

Burning residues releases harmful pollutants such as particulate matter, carbon monoxide,
and volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere, contributing to air pollution. This …

Lignocellulolytic bacteria can degrade agricultural biomass and fungal cell walls. Organic
agriculture intensively employs these microbes as biofertilizers and biocontrol agents. This …

Paddy residue is generated as a post-harvest by-product and farmers dispose of such
residue in different ways, including in-situ open burning. Burning paddy residue results in a …

As one of the top three tuber crops of the world, cassava is a staple food and feed crop for
tropical and subtropical regions. Because of its high drought resistance and tolerance to …