Production and utilization of fuel pellets from biomass: A review

P Pradhan, SM Mahajani, A Arora - Fuel processing technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioenergy is the largest contributor of global renewables, simultaneously providing energy
security to billions and stimulates rural development. The growing industrial demand of …

Biomass torrefaction: properties, applications, challenges, and economy

Y Niu, Y Lv, Y Lei, S Liu, Y Liang, D Wang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomass accounts for the largest renewable energy in the world, whereas its inherent
drawbacks, such as low energy and mass density, hydrophilicity, poor grindability and …

Review of physicochemical properties and analytical characterization of lignocellulosic biomass

J Cai, Y He, X Yu, SW Banks, Y Yang, X Zhang… - … and sustainable energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant and renewable material in the world for the
production of biofuels. Using lignocellulosic biomass derived biofuels could reduce reliance …

Hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass for bio-crude production: A review on feedstocks, chemical compositions, operating parameters, reaction kinetics, techno …

RK Mishra, P Kumar, K Mohanty - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
An in-depth, comprehensive, and critical review of the hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL)
technology for maximum yield of biocrude with enhanced properties has been undertaken …

Anaerobic digestion of food waste for bio-energy production in China and Southeast Asia: A review

C Negri, M Ricci, M Zilio, G D'Imporzano, W Qiao… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid economic growth in Asia and especially in China, will lead to a huge increase of food
waste (FW) production that is expected to increase by 278–416 million tonnes. Among …

Global strategies and potentials to curb CO2 emissions in cement industry

E Benhelal, G Zahedi, E Shamsaei… - Journal of cleaner …, 2013 - Elsevier
Cement industry has been always among the largest CO2 emission sources. Almost 5–7%
of global CO2 emissions are caused by cement plants, while 900 kg CO2 is emitted to the …

Deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass with ionic liquids

A Brandt, J Gräsvik, JP Hallett, T Welton - Green chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper reviews the application of ionic liquids to the deconstruction and fractionation of
lignocellulosic biomass, in a process step that is commonly called pretreatment. It is divided …

Densification of waste biomass for manufacturing solid biofuel pellets: a review

TR Sarker, S Nanda, V Meda, AK Dalai - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
The demand for bioenergy is increasing due to the diminishing popularity of fossil fuels and
rising greenhouse gas emissions. However, according to recent reports, renewable energy …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting wood, energy grass and straw pellet durability–A review

C Whittaker, I Shield - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Pellets produced from wood, energy grasses and straw present a higher energy density
feedstock than wood chips or bales, and therefore reduce the costs of handling, transport …

Methane production from lignocellulosic agricultural crop wastes: A review in context to second generation of biofuel production

R Chandra, H Takeuchi, T Hasegawa - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive review on renewable methane fuel
production through the biological route of biomethanation process from major lignocellulosic …