The contamination of sediments by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been
widely spread for years due to human activities, imposing the research and development of …

Sustainability is a major goal for the country development without negative effects on climate
change, allied to scarcity and instability in the fossil fuels prices, makes attractive the use of …

Charcoal productivity in brick kilns is controlled by factors such as, the pyrolysis process and
kind of raw material, which impose a challenge for the selection of the best clones. This …

Around the world, charcoal has persisted as an energy resource and retained unequivocal
dominance in the energy consumption mix of some nations many years on since modern …

In Brazil, there are almost ten million people relying on traditional use of biomass for
cooking, which correspond to about five percent of the country's population. The vast …

The aim of this research was to new design and develop a metal kiln for a continuous
carbonisation of rice husk on the downdraft gasifier, utilising flue gas, to produce high yield …

Wood vinegar, resulting from the pyrolysis of wood-waste materials, exhibits herbicidal
activity against various broadleaf and grass weeds. The objectives of this research were to …

Thermal fragmentation of carbonyl compounds is important in bio-oil pyrolysis and
combustion. This paper presents pyrolysis simulations of cyclohexanone with ReaxFF-MD …

Biomass has a high potential to contribute towards resolving the energy deficit. Processing
biomass into solid fuels enhances its use in various bioenergy conversion technologies. The …

To improve the performance of peach shell concrete (PSC) and apricot shell concrete (ASC),
the effect of carbonized peach shell (CPS) and carbonized apricot shell (CAS) instead of …