The significance of biomass densification in biological-based biorefineries: A critical review

C Gong, X Meng, LG Thygesen, K Sheng, Y Pu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Replacing fossil fuels with renewable biofuels derived from lignocellulosic biomass is an
important aspect of addressing environmental challenges and developing a sustainable …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting wood, energy grass and straw pellet durability–A review

C Whittaker, I Shield - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Pellets produced from wood, energy grasses and straw present a higher energy density
feedstock than wood chips or bales, and therefore reduce the costs of handling, transport …

The role of lignin in wood working processes using elevated temperatures: an abbreviated literature survey

Z Börcsök, Z Pásztory - European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 2021 - Springer
The lignin, cellulose and hemicelluloses in wood are polymers that behave similarly to the
artificial polymers and are bonded together in wood. Lignin differs from the other two …

Water-stable, strong, biodegradable lignocellulose straws replacement for plastic straws

T Dong, W Chen, C Cai, F Bai, Z Zhou, J Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties and uncontrollable deformation of paper straws in water limit
their potential to replace plastic straws. In this study, a simple and effective approach was …

Characterization of biomass wastes and its possibility of agriculture utilization due to biochar production by torrefaction process

Z Kwoczynski, J Čmelík - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilization of biomass waste by converting to biochar seems to be an efficient and
environmental friendly way of biomass treating. Biochar is produced from biomass by low …

[PDF][PDF] Recent developments in biomass pelletization-a review

W Stelte, AR Sanadi, L Shang, JK Holm, J Ahrenfeldt… - BioResources, 2012 - orbit.dtu.dk
The depletion of fossil fuels and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has resulted
in a strong growth of biomass utilization for heat and power production. Attempts to …

The significance of pelletization operating conditions: An analysis of physical and mechanical characteristics as well as energy consumption of biomass pellets

ME Mostafa, S Hu, Y Wang, S Su, X Hu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomass raw materials are widely regarded as a significant source of renewable energy,
which significantly reduces the dependence on traditional fossil fuels, especially in the case …

Production and characterization of fuel pellets from rice husk and wheat straw

IM Ríos-Badrán, I Luzardo-Ocampo, JF García-Trejo… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, the production and characterization of pellets made from rice husks and wheat
straws is presented. For this, physicochemical and energetic characterization of pellets …

Effect of pellet die diameter on density and durability of pellets made from high moisture woody and herbaceous biomass

JS Tumuluru - Carbon Resources Conversion, 2018 - Elsevier
Densified products produced from pellet mill are commercially used as a commodity type
product for energy applications that are transported nationally and internationally. The …