Recycling municipal, agricultural and industrial waste into energy, fertilizers, food and construction materials, and economic feasibility: a review

X Peng, Y Jiang, Z Chen, AI Osman, M Farghali… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The global amount of solid waste has dramatically increased as a result of rapid population
growth, accelerated urbanization, agricultural demand, and industrial development. The …

Effects of torrefaction pretreatment on fuel quality and combustion characteristics of biomass: A review

X Yang, Z Zhao, Y Zhao, L Xu, S Feng, Z Wang… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass is renewable and clean energy source, the utilization of biofuel derived from
biomass is an important strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate the greenhouse …

Combustion and co-combustion of biochar: Combustion performance and pollutant emissions

G Zhu, C Wen, T Liu, M Xu, P Ling, W Wen, R Li - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass is a renewable and clean energy source, offering the potential to reduce fossil fuel
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions when it is used as a biofuel. However, the …

The influence of torrefaction on the biochar characteristics produced from sesame stalks and bean husk

M Khairy, M Amer, M Ibrahim, S Ookawara… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Torrefaction encourages homogeneity and enhances the energy-producing capabilities of
biomass. In the current study, bean husk (BH) and sesame stalks (SS) were torrefied for 30 …

A hybrid optimization approach towards energy recovery from torrefied waste blends

EA Silveira, BS Chaves, L Macedo, GF Ghesti… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The bottleneck of urban forest waste (UFW) as biofuel relies on surpassing its logistical
management, feedstock quantity and supply, heterogeneity, and property drawbacks. This …

A machine learning assisted prediction of potential biochar and its applications in anaerobic digestion for valuable chemicals and energy recovery from organic waste

P Zhang, T Zhang, J Zhang, H Liu, C Chicaiza-Ortiz… - Carbon Neutrality, 2024 - Springer
The utilization of biochar derived from biomass residue to enhance anaerobic digestion (AD)
for bioenergy recovery offers a sustainable approach to advance sustainable energy and …

Reusable cellulose-based biosorbents for efficient iodine adsorption by economic microcrystalline cellulose production from walnut shell

AC Khorasani, PR Satvati - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable management of walnut shell (WS) for the extraction of cellulose and preparation
of cellulose-based biosorbents of iodine was carried out as a new approach to …

Torrefaction of municipal solid waste to enhanced hydrophobic solid fuel: parametric optimisation and optimised torrefied solid products characterisation, grindability …

KA Abdulyekeen, WMAW Daud, MFA Patah… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
Rapid population growth has led to more municipal solid waste (MSW), which can be turned
into energy. But direct MSW utilisation generates tar in gasification, produces water and acid …

Enhancing fuel characteristics of jute sticks (Corchorus Sp.) using fixed bed torrefaction process

M Jagadale, S Gangil, M Jadhav - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This is first article highlighting thermal degradation map** of jute sticks in torrefaction
regime. A critical investigation was done to torrefy the JS at four different temperatures (200° …

Actual trends in the usability of biochar as a high-value product of biomass obtained through pyrolysis

M Sajdak, R Muzyka, G Gałko, E Ksepko, M Zajemska… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review comprehensively examines biochar, an essential material in an era of climate
change for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere. It is …