[HTML][HTML] Eco-friendly polymer composites for green packaging: Future vision and challenges

H Moustafa, AM Youssef, NA Darwish… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
At present, renewable and biodegradable biocomposites materials have drawn much
attention as promising green materials in different domains of application such as intelligent …

Energy potential from rice husk through direct combustion and fast pyrolysis: a review

I Quispe, R Navia, R Kahhat - Waste management, 2017 - Elsevier
Rapid population growth and consumption of goods and services imply that demand for
energy and resources increases continuously. Energy consumption linked to non-renewable …

Utilization of torrefied coffee grounds as reinforcing agent to produce high-quality biodegradable PBAT composites for food packaging applications

H Moustafa, C Guizani, C Dupont, V Martin… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The present study has revealed that torrefied coffee grounds (CG) derived from agriculture
commodities can be used as bioreinforcing agent for biodegradable poly (butylene adipate …

Techno-economic assessment of co-gasification of rice husk and plastic waste as an off-grid power source for small scale rice milling-an Aspen Plus model

J Salisu, N Gao, C Quan - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Inadequate access to electricity has necessitated other alternative energy sources in
Nigeria. As a result, small modern rice milling uses mainly energy from diesel-fired …

Physical properties of rice husk and bran briquettes under low pressure densification for rural applications

A Yank, M Ngadi, R Kok - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2016 - Elsevier
Agriculture generates large amount of by-products that could be used to produce energy
and reduce the amount of fuelwood required to meet the daily cooking needs, especially in …

Characteristics of briquettes developed from rice and coffee husks for domestic cooking applications in Uganda

M Lubwama, VA Yiga - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to develop briquettes from coffee and rice husks agricultural
wastes as sustainable fuel sources for domestic cooking applications. Clay and cassava …

Sustainable biodegradable coffee grounds filler and its effect on the hydrophobicity, mechanical and thermal properties of biodegradable PBAT composites

H Moustafa, C Guizani… - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Poly (butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate)(PBAT) and coffee grounds (CG) wastes are
biodegradable materials. The high cost of PBAT restricts its marketability; the lignocellulosic …

Development of groundnut shells and bagasse briquettes as sustainable fuel sources for domestic cooking applications in Uganda

M Lubwama, VA Yiga - Renewable energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study groundnut shells and bagasse briquettes from agricultural wastes were
developed with cassava and wheat starch binders using low pressure and high pressure …

Energy recovery potential analysis of spent coffee grounds pyrolysis products

X Li, V Strezov, T Kan - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2014 - Elsevier
Spent coffee grounds are generated in a considerable amount as a processing waste during
making the coffee beverage. This waste is attractive for biofuel production due to the high …

Distributed biochar and bioenergy coproduction: a regionally specific case study of environmental benefits and economic impacts

JL Field, CMH Keske, GL Birch, MW DeFoort… - Gcb …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar has been advocated as a method of sequestering carbon while simultaneously
improving crop yields and agro‐ecosystem sustainability. It can be produced from a wide …