Evaluation of the bioenergy potential of invasive Pennisetum purpureum through pyrolysis and thermogravimetric analysis

MS Reza, SN Islam, S Afroze, MS Abu Bakar… - Energy, Ecology and …, 2020 - Springer
The use of lignocellulosic biomass in the production of bioenergy is escalating with time due
to the increase in energy demand and ecological pollution. The purpose of this study is to …

Hydrothermal carbonization processes applied to wet organic waste streams

D Özçimen, B İnan, AT Koçer, S Bostyn… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Various organic waste streams are generated daily by human activities such as municipal,
agricultural and industrial. The sustainable disposal of these organic wastes is a serious …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling and optimization of crude oil removal from surface water via organic acid functionalized biomass using machine learning approach

CO Asadu, BN Ekwueme, CE Onu, TO Onah… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Banana peel fiber adsorbent (BPF) with well-arranged substructure of pores was fabricated
via esterification reaction with organic acid and biomass. The emerged adsorbent (BPF) was …

Batch and continuous systems for Zn, Cu, and Pb metal ions adsorption on spent mushroom compost biochar

MM Abdallah, MN Ahmad, G Walker… - Industrial & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Spent mushroom compost biochar (SMCB) was prepared by carbonization and tested for the
removal of heavy metals (Zn (II), Cu (II), and Pb (II)) by adsorption. The sorption of heavy …

New heterogeneous catalyst for the esterification of fatty acid produced by surface aromatization/sulfonation of oilseed cake

EM Santos, AP de Carvalho Teixeira, FG da Silva… - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, an efficient heterogeneous acid catalyst for the esterification of oleic acid was
prepared directly from oilseed cake by a simple sulfonation with concentrated H 2 SO 4 …

Utilization of brewery residues to produces granular activated carbon and bio-oil

GC Gonçalves, PK Nakamura, DF Furtado… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Brewer's spend grain (BSG) and brewer's surplus yeast (BSY) are the main by-products from
the brewery industry. The substantial production of these by-products contributes to …

Investigation of biochar production potential and pyrolysis kinetics characteristics of microalgal biomass

AT Koçer, B Mutlu, D Özçimen - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2020 - Springer
In the present work, the effect of pyrolysis conditions on biochar yield obtained from
Chlorella vulgaris was examined statistically and the pyrolysis kinetics was determined …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of crude oil polluted water using stearic acid grafted mango seed shell (Mangifera indica) composite

CO Asadu, OC Elijah, NO Ogbodo, EC Anthony… - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the treatment of crude oil polluted water using indigenous adsorbent
prepared using mango seed shell. Esterification of mango seed shell (MSS) as a novel …

Optimization of palm oil mill sludge biochar preparation for sulfur dioxide removal

N Iberahim, S Sethupathi, MJK Bashir - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
In this study, palm oil mill sludge was used as a precursor to prepare biochar using
conventional pyrolysis. Palm oil mill sludge biochar (POSB) was prepared at different …

Pyrolysis of Scenedesmus obliquus Biomass Following the Treatment of Different Wastewaters

AF Ferreira, A Ferreira, APS Dias, L Gouveia - BioEnergy Research, 2020 - Springer
The potential of Scenedesmus obliquus biomass, after treating several wastewaters
(WWs)(urban, dairy and brewery industries, cattle and poultry breeding), was evaluated for …