Gasification of municipal solid waste: Progress, challenges, and prospects

M Sajid, A Raheem, N Ullah, M Asim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable waste management is the core issue of modern societies because of its
increasing social and environmental concerns. Therefore, the scientific community is …

Optimizing biomass pathways to bioenergy and biochar application in electricity generation, biodiesel production, and biohydrogen production

AI Osman, ZY Lai, M Farghali, CL Yiin… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The current energy crisis, depletion of fossil fuels, and global climate change have made it
imperative to find alternative sources of energy that are both economically sustainable and …

Sustainable management of municipal solid waste through waste-to-energy technologies

S Varjani, H Shahbeig, K Popat, Z Patel, S Vyas… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and environmental concerns have
sparked global interest in waste valorization through various waste-to-energy (WtE) to …

Comprehensive insights into conversion of microalgae to feed, food, and biofuels: Current status and key challenges towards implementation of sustainable …

F Almomani, H Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been promoted as important feedstocks for producing biofuels and
bioproducts. However, their production on a large scale would require a large amount of …

An overview of hydrogen production methods: focus on hydrocarbon feedstock

P Afanasev, A Askarova, T Alekhina, E Popov… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, hydrogen is gaining attention as one of the green energy alternatives within
transition to a zero-emission economy. Increasing demand for hydrogen and its production …

Recent modeling approaches to biomass pyrolysis: A review

S Vikram, P Rosha, S Kumar - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biomass pyrolysis is a thermochemical conversion process that undergoes a complex set of
concurrent and competitive reactions in oxygen-depleted conditions. A considerable amount …

[HTML][HTML] Municipal solid waste treatment in Brazil: A comprehensive review

FAM Lino, KAR Ismail, JA Castañeda-Ayarza - Energy Nexus, 2023 - Elsevier
Estimates show that the world generates around 2.01 billion tons of municipal solid waste
(MSW) each year, of which 33% is not managed properly. This demonstrates the urgent …

Waste gasification technologies: a brief overview

SM Santos, AC Assis, L Gomes, C Nobre, P Brito - Waste, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to briefly overview gasification technologies of biomass and heterogeneous
wastes as a means for syngas production. For this purpose, an overview of the existing …

Microwave pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle sheets for energy recovery

Y Liu, W Fu, T Liu, Y Zhang, B Li - Journal of Analytical and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recovering energy from plastics not only mitigates the energy crisis, but also reduces the
environmental pollution. In this study, microwave pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate …

Machine learning and computational chemistry to improve biochar fertilizers: a review

AI Osman, Y Zhang, ZY Lai, AK Rashwan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Traditional fertilizers are highly inefficient, with a major loss of nutrients and associated
pollution. Alternatively, biochar loaded with phosphorous is a sustainable fertilizer that …