Recent progress in the catalytic thermochemical conversion process of biomass for biofuels

D Lee, H Nam, MW Seo, SH Lee, D Tokmurzin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review paper introduces various biomasses (eg, agricultural, woody biomass waste)
used in thermochemical conversion processes, including gasification, pyrolysis, and …

A review of the effects of alkali and alkaline earth metal species on biomass gasification

J Yu, Q Guo, Y Gong, L Ding, J Wang, G Yu - Fuel Processing Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of alkali and alkaline earth metals (AAEM) on the component and distribution of
products, gasification reactivity, catalytic mechanism and char-ash/slag transition during …

A state-of-the-art review on thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production: A TG-FTIR approach

HC Ong, WH Chen, Y Singh, YY Gan, CY Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective methods of biomass characterization are needed for energy production due to the
increase in biomass to bioenergy conversion capacity and the availability of various …

Inherent metal elements in biomass pyrolysis: a review

P Giudicianni, V Gargiulo, CM Grottola, M Alfè… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
One of the main drawbacks of using biomass as pyrolysis feedstock consists of the huge
variability of the different biomass resources which undermines the viability of downstream …

A state of the art review on biomass processing and conversion technologies to produce hydrogen and its recovery via membrane separation

M Shahbaz, T Al-Ansari, M Aslam, Z Khan… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is a zero-emission green fuel containing sufficient energy potentially suitable for
electricity generation. Currently, large quantities of hydrogen are produced using classical …

Torrefaction/carbonization-enhanced gasification-steam reforming of biomass for promoting hydrogen-enriched syngas production and tar elimination over …

G Kong, K Wang, X Zhang, J Li, L Han, X Zhang - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass to H 2-enriched syngas is a very promising route to produce clean energy. This
work proposed a new concept of promoting H 2-enriched syngas production and tar …

Evaluation of the catalytic performance of different activated biochar catalysts for removal of tar from biomass pyrolysis

F Guo, K Peng, S Liang, X Jia, X Jiang, L Qian - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomass derived chars via simple synthesis methods play an important role in different
applications due to their porous structure, low cost and potential for the catalysis research …

Synthesis and characterization of different activated biochar catalysts for removal of biomass pyrolysis tar

L Zhang, Z Yao, L Zhao, Z Li, W Yi, K Kang, J Jia - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of low-cost and high-efficiency catalysts is a promising approach to remove tar and
increase the gas yield in the catalytic reforming of biomass pyrolysis volatiles. In this study …

Role of inorganics on the biomass char gasification reactivity: A review involving reaction mechanisms and kinetics models

T Dahou, F Defoort, B Khiari, M Labaki… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review article presents the effects of the inorganic elements and compounds on
gasification and their mechanisms of action. The influence of inorganics on the gasification …

CO 2-looping in biomass pyrolysis or gasification

Y Shen, D Ma, X Ge - Sustainable energy & fuels, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermochemical technologies for converting biomass into energy or chemicals mainly
consist of combustion, pyrolysis, and gasification. This review summarizes the recent …