Progress in microwave pyrolysis conversion of agricultural waste to value-added biofuels: a batch to continuous approach

S Ge, PNY Yek, YW Cheng, C **a, WAW Mahari… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microwave pyrolysis (MP) has emerged as a promising technique to valorize agricultural
wastes (AW) into biofuels, comprising biochar, bio-oil, and syngas. To fill the research gap …

Recent progress on catalytic pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to high-grade bio-oil and bio-chemicals

G Kabir, BH Hameed - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis converts lignocellulosic biomass to bio-oil that can be a precursor to fuel and
chemicals for industries. The bio-oil contains high oxygenates fractions that deteriorate the …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorptive removal of methylene blue and acid orange 10 dyes from aqueous solutions using oil palm wastes-derived activated carbons

L Baloo, MH Isa, NB Sapari, AH Jagaba, LJ Wei… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Presence of toxic dyes in industrial wastewaters deteriorates the environment. Wastewater
pollution control using locally obtainable agricultural by-products could be an eco-friendly …

A comprehensive review on physical activation of biochar for energy and environmental applications

B Sajjadi, WY Chen, NO Egiebor - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2019 - degruyter.com
Biochar is a solid by-product of thermochemical conversion of biomass to bio-oil and
syngas. It has a carbonaceous skeleton, a small amount of heteroatom functional groups …

Recent trends in activated carbon fibers production from various precursors and applications—A comparative review

MF Hassan, MA Sabri, H Fazal, A Hafeez… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Activated carbon fibers (ACF) are relatively novel and by far one of the most important
fibrous carbon materials owing to their special characteristics such as fibrous structure, high …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable materials for electrochemical capacitors

K Fic, A Platek, J Piwek, E Frackowiak - Materials today, 2018 - Elsevier
Highly tunable properties of materials used for the construction of electrochemical capacitors
make them a perfect choice for a broad scope of applications with high power demand. The …

An overview of the modification methods of activated carbon for its water treatment applications

A Bhatnagar, W Hogland, M Marques… - Chemical Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
Activated carbon has been recognized as one of the oldest and widely used adsorbent for
the water and wastewater treatment for removing organic and inorganic pollutants. The …

A review of chemicals to produce activated carbon from agricultural waste biomass

KS Ukanwa, K Patchigolla, R Sakrabani, E Anthony… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The choice of activating agent for the thermochemical production of high-grade activated
carbon (AC) from agricultural residues and wastes, such as feedstock, requires innovative …

A review on recent technological advancement in the activated carbon production from oil palm wastes

NA Rashidi, S Yusup - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
The activated carbon is acknowledged as a promising adsorbent to be applied in various
applications due to its low cost, well-developed pore structures, and high adsorption …

The effects of a microwave heating method on the production of activated carbon from agricultural waste: A review

RH Hesas, WMAW Daud, JN Sahu… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2013 - Elsevier
A review of the effect of a microwave treatment on the production of activated carbon (AC)
from agricultural waste is presented in this study. Although the thermal heating method is …