Lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis: A review of product properties and effects of pyrolysis parameters

T Kan, V Strezov, TJ Evans - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is one of the thermochemical technologies for converting biomass into energy and
chemical products consisting of liquid bio-oil, solid biochar, and pyrolytic gas. Depending on …

A review of the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass waste for hydrochar formation: Process conditions, fundamentals, and physicochemical properties

T Wang, Y Zhai, Y Zhu, C Li, G Zeng - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a thermochemical conversion technique which is
attractive due to its ability to transform wet biomass into energy and chemicals without …

Lignin depolymerization (LDP) in alcohol over nickel-based catalysts via a fragmentation–hydrogenolysis process

Q Song, F Wang, J Cai, Y Wang, J Zhang… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Valorization of native birch wood lignin into monomeric phenols over nickel-based catalysts
has been studied. High chemoselectivity to aromatic products was achieved by using Ni …

Supercritical water gasification of biomass for hydrogen production

SN Reddy, S Nanda, AK Dalai, JA Kozinski - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydrogen from waste biomass is considered to be a clean gaseous fuel and efficient for heat
and power generation due to its high energy content. Supercritical water gasification is …

Hydrothermal conversion of lignin: A review

S Kang, X Li, J Fan, J Chang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Lignin is a carbon-rich renewable source owning aromatic structure units, which is an
important constituent in biomass. Hydrothermal conversion of lignin is widely studied as a …

Producing jet fuel from biomass lignin: Potential pathways to alkyl-benzenes and cycloalkanes

F Cheng, CE Brewer - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Jet turbine fuels have not been completely replaced by biomass-derived fuels due, in part, to
the lack of the aromatic and cycloalkane hydrocarbons in bio-jet fuels. Such molecules play …

Lignin depolymerization into aromatic monomers over solid acid catalysts

AK Deepa, PL Dhepe - ACS Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
It is imperative to develop an efficient and environmentally benign pathway to valorize
profusely available lignin, a component of nonedible lignocellulosic materials, into value …