Valorization of biomass waste to engineered activated biochar by microwave pyrolysis: Progress, challenges, and future directions

SY Foong, RK Liew, Y Yang, YW Cheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass waste represents the promising surrogate of fossil fuels for energy recovery and
valorization into value-added products. Among thermochemical conversion techniques of …

Biochar production with amelioration of microwave-assisted pyrolysis: Current scenario, drawbacks and perspectives

V Hadiya, K Popat, S Vyas, S Varjani, M Vithanage… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, biomass has been reported to obtain a wide range of value-added products.
Biochar can be obtained by heating biomass, which aids in carbon sinks, soil amendments …

A review of biochar prepared by microwave-assisted pyrolysis of organic wastes

Y Zhang, S Fan, T Liu, W Fu, B Li - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is widely used in various fields due to its good physical and chemical properties.
The biochar prepared by microwave-assisted pyrolysis is affected by reaction parameters …

Chemically treated microwave-derived biochar: An overview

R Wahi, NFQ Zuhaidi, Y Yusof, J Jamel… - Biomass and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochar, a carbon-rich material, can be produced via microwave pyrolysis, as a more energy
and cost saving method compared to conventional externally heated pyrolysis. Biochar has …

Biochar from microwave pyrolysis of biomass: A review

J Li, J Dai, G Liu, H Zhang, Z Gao, J Fu, Y He… - Biomass and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microwave based technology is an alternative heating method and has already been
successfully used in biomass pyrolysis for biochar and biofuel production thanks to its fast …

A review on analysis of biochar produced from microwave-assisted pyrolysis of agricultural waste biomass

R Potnuri, DV Surya, CS Rao, A Yadav… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Every year the agricultural product processing industries produce large quantities of
agricultural waste biomass (AWB). Whose disposal has become a serious issue concerning …

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass waste: A mini review

S Ethaib, R Omar, SMM Kamal, DR Awang Biak… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The utilization of biomass waste as a raw material for renewable energy is a global concern.
Pyrolysis is one of the thermal treatments for biomass wastes that results in the production of …

Microwave assisted carbonization and activation of biochar for energy-environment nexus: A review

B Paramasivan - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional thermochemical conversion techniques for biofuel production from
lignocellulosic biomass is often non-selective and energy inefficient. Microwave assisted …

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis technology for bioenergy recovery: Mechanism, performance, and prospect

G Su, HC Ong, MY Cheah, WH Chen, SS Lam… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of bioenergy provides a solution to the environment and energy crises
caused by the indiscriminate use of fossil fuels. Pyrolysis technology has broad application …

Challenges and opportunities in microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of biomass: A review

X Ren, MS Ghazani, H Zhu, W Ao, H Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis (MACP) is one of the emerging technologies for
efficiently converting the solid biomass residues to valuable products, including liquid bio-oil …