Characterization of North American lignocellulosic biomass and biochars in terms of their candidacy for alternate renewable fuels

S Nanda, P Mohanty, KK Pant, S Naik, JA Kozinski… - Bioenergy …, 2013 - Springer
The use of lignocellulosic biomass as a renewable energy source is becoming progressively
essential. Much attention is focused on identifying suitable biomass species that can provide …

Towards circular economy through waste to biomass energy in Madagascar

L Qin, M Wang, J Zhu, Y Wei, X Zhou, Z He - Complexity, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass energy, contributing to about 80% of the total energy supply, is considered an
important energy source in Madagascar. Although around 80% of energy use comes from …

Optimized production and characterization of highly porous activated carbon from algal-derived hydrochar

S Masoumi, AK Dalai - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Preparation of porous activated carbon from algal hydrochar obtained from hydrothermal
carbonization, using chemical activation method has been conducted in this study. This …

Co-pyrolysis of palm shell and polystyrene waste mixtures to synthesis liquid fuel

F Abnisa, WMAW Daud, S Ramalingam, MNBM Azemi… - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
The mixtures of palm shell and polystyrene waste were pyrolyzed to obtain a high-grade of
pyrolytic liquid that potentially could be used as a fuel. Three effective parameters were …

Biocrude oil and hydrochar production and characterization obtained from hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae in methanol-water system

S Masoumi, PE Boahene, AK Dalai - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae under milder reaction conditions was studied for the
production and characterization of high quality biocrude oil and hydrochar confirming its …

Diversity of properties of sawmill residues used as feedstock for energy generation

P Dudziec, P Stachowicz, MJ Stolarski - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Sawmill residues are used in the power industry, where it accounts for the greatest portion of
solid biomass used in combined heat and power plants and heat-generating plants, mainly …

Intermediate pyrolysis of agro-industrial biomasses in bench-scale pyrolyser: product yields and its characterization

F Tinwala, P Mohanty, S Parmar, A Patel… - Bioresource Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis of woody biomass, agro-residues and seed was carried out at 500±10° C in a fixed
bed pyrolyser. Bio-oil yield was found varying from 20.5% to 47.5%, whereas the biochar …

Seasonal Patterns of Plant Flammability and Monoterpenoid Content in Juniperus ashei

MK Owens, CD Lin, CA Taylor… - Journal of Chemical …, 1998 - Springer
The susceptibility of Juniperus communities to prescribed fires can vary greatly throughout
the year. The objective of this project was to determine the relationship between the …

Influence of water and terpenes on flammability in some dominant Mediterranean species

GA Alessio, J Peñuelas, J Llusià… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2008 - CSIRO Publishing
In the Mediterranean basin, fires are a major concern for forest and shrubland ecosystems.
We studied flammability, its seasonality and its relationship with leaf moisture and volatile …

Enhanced anaerobic digestion of swine manure via a coupled microbial electrolysis cell

L Zou, C Wang, X Zhao, K Wu, C Liang, F Yin… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cell coupled anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) is a new technology in
energy recovery and waste treatment, which could be used to recycle swine manure. Here …