Reaction mechanisms and multi-scale modelling of lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis

A Anca-Couce - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work about pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass, the individual reaction mechanisms of
cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin are initially described. The recent advances in the …

A review on the NOx precursors release during biomass pyrolysis

H Chen, R Shan, F Zhao, J Gu, Y Zhang, H Yuan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis, as a means of utilizing biomass resources, converts fuel-N in biomass into N-
containing compounds, such as pyrrole-N, pyridine-N and nitrile-N. These compounds can …

Pollutants from the combustion of solid biomass fuels

A Williams, JM Jones, L Ma… - Progress in Energy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
This review considers the pollutants formed by the combustion of solid biomass fuels. The
availability and potential use of solid biofuels is first discussed. This is followed by the …

Grate-firing of biomass for heat and power production

C Yin, LA Rosendahl, SK Kær - Progress in Energy and combustion …, 2008 - Elsevier
As a renewable and environmentally friendly energy source, biomass (ie, any organic non-
fossil fuel) and its utilization are gaining an increasingly important role worldwide. Grate …

Biomass combustion technology development–It is all about chemical details

M Hupa, O Karlström, E Vainio - Proceedings of the Combustion institute, 2017 - Elsevier
Biomass fuels differ in many ways from the conventional fossil fuels used in combustion
processes, such as coal. They often have high moisture contents, lower heating values, and …

Performance of a pellet boiler fired with agricultural fuels

L Carvalho, E Wopienka, C Pointner, J Lundgren… - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for woody biomass increases the price of this limited resource,
motivating the growing interest in using woody materials of lower quality as well as non …

Conversion and transformation of N species during pyrolysis of wood-based panels: A review

D Xu, L Yang, M Zhao, J Zhang, SSA Syed-Hassan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the migration and conversion of nitrogen in wood-based panels (WBPs)
during pyrolysis is fundamentally important for potentially transforming the N-containing …

Evolution of fuel-N in gas phase during biomass pyrolysis

Q Ren, C Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing concerns about fossil fuels availability and environmental risks, like greenhouse
gas CO 2, pollutants SO 2, NO x, heavy metals, are promoting the development of …

Control of NOx emissions of a domestic/small-scale biomass pellet boiler by air staging

H Liu, J Chaney, J Li, C Sun - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
The NOx emissions of a UK-manufactured domestic/small-scale 50kWth underfeed stoker
biomass pellet boiler were experimentally investigated under different air staging …

An overview of processes and considerations in the modelling of fixed-bed biomass combustion

H Khodaei, YM Al-Abdeli, F Guzzomi, GH Yeoh - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Biomass fuel is an environmentally friendly renewable energy source and carbon-neutral
(non-fossil) fuel alternative. To facilitate its wider uptake, significant efforts are undertaken to …