[HTML][HTML] Progress in biomass torrefaction: Principles, applications and challenges

WH Chen, BJ Lin, YY Lin, YS Chu, AT Ubando… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of biofuels has been considered as an important countermeasure to abate
anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, suppress deteriorated atmospheric greenhouse effect, and …

Densification of waste biomass for manufacturing solid biofuel pellets: a review

TR Sarker, S Nanda, V Meda, AK Dalai - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
The demand for bioenergy is increasing due to the diminishing popularity of fossil fuels and
rising greenhouse gas emissions. However, according to recent reports, renewable energy …

A review of torrefaction technology for upgrading lignocellulosic biomass to solid biofuels

TR Sarker, S Nanda, AK Dalai, V Meda - BioEnergy Research, 2021 - Springer
The utilization of lignocellulosic biomass is closely related to one of the renewable sources
of energy. However, a few inherent properties of lignocellulosic biomass such as high …

Torrefaction performance and energy usage of biomass wastes and their correlations with torrefaction severity index

C Zhang, SH Ho, WH Chen, Y Xie, Z Liu, JS Chang - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Weight loss has been suggested as an important indicator of torrefaction severity for
describing the performance of this thermal pretreatment process. The present study …

Effect of torrefaction on physiochemical characteristics and grindability of stem wood, stump and bark

L Wang, E Barta-Rajnai, Ø Skreiberg, R Khalil… - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, Norway spruce stem wood, stump and bark were torrefied in a bench scale
tubular reactor at 225, 275 and 300° C with two residence times (30 and 60 min). Effect of …

The incorporated environmental policies and regulations into bioenergy supply chain management: A literature review

M Daneshmandi, H Sahebi, J Ashayeri - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioenergy, a means to reach a sustainable economy, is being driven by governments by
devising incremental regulations and more instrumental policies in parallel. These constant …

Analysis of alternative bioenergy with carbon capture strategies: present and future

CH Geissler, CT Maravelias - Energy & Environmental Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomass can be converted via fermentation, pyrolysis, gasification, or combustion to a
variety of bioenergies, and each conversion technology generates streams with different …

Ash fusion characteristics of biomass pellets during combustion

M Zhai, X Li, D Yang, Z Ma, P Dong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Combustion of biomass pellets is one of the essential approaches to biomass energy
utilization. However, the ash produced from the combustion of pellets may melt and affect …

Techno-economic analysis of integrated torrefaction and pelletization systems to produce torrefied wood pellets

M Manouchehrinejad, EMT Bilek, S Mani - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigated the techno-economic analysis of two integrated torrefaction and
pelletization systems:(1) Torrefaction befOre Pelletization and (2) Torrefaction After …

Characterization of biomass waste torrefaction under conventional and microwave heating

SH Ho, C Zhang, WH Chen, Y Shen, JS Chang - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
To evaluate the potential of microwave heating for biomass torrefaction, the torrefaction
performances and energy utilization of coffee grounds and microalga residue, under …