Conversion of biomass to biofuels and life cycle assessment: a review

AI Osman, N Mehta, AM Elgarahy, A Al-Hinai… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
The global energy demand is projected to rise by almost 28% by 2040 compared to current
levels. Biomass is a promising energy source for producing either solid or liquid fuels …

A comprehensive review on the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

V Dhyani, T Bhaskar - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In the pursuit of renewable sources of energy, biomass is emerging as a promising resource
because of its abundance and carbon neutral nature. Pyrolysis is a prevailing technology for …

A review on catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin to transportation fuels by using nickel-based catalysts

MM Ambursa, JC Juan, Y Yahaya… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignin-derived bio-oil required upgrades to reduce its oxygen functionalities to produce high
quality liquid fuel that is comparable to those of petroleum source. Hydrodeoxygenation is a …

Operating parameters for bio-oil production in biomass pyrolysis: A review

RE Guedes, AS Luna, AR Torres - Journal of analytical and applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of renewable energy sources is becoming increasingly necessary. Biomass is
considered to have potential to be used as an alternative energy source. The bio-oil …

[HTML][HTML] A review of post-consumption food waste management and its potentials for biofuel production

FH Pour, YT Makkawi - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
The global world production of food waste is expected to increase by 33% within the next
decade. The current annual food waste stands at around 1.6 billion tonnes, which is worth …

Pyrolysis technologies for municipal solid waste: a review

D Chen, L Yin, H Wang, P He - Waste management, 2014 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis has been examined as an attractive alternative to incineration for municipal solid
waste (MSW) disposal that allows energy and resource recovery; however, it has seldom …

Alcohol and ether as alternative fuels in spark ignition engine: A review

OI Awad, R Mamat, OM Ali, NAC Sidik, T Yusaf… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Energy security and global warming concern are the two main driving forces for the global
alcohol development that also have the effort to animate the agro-industry. Generally …

Biodiesel from microalgae: a critical evaluation from laboratory to large scale production

I Rawat, RR Kumar, T Mutanda, F Bux - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The economically significant production of carbon-neutral biodiesel from microalgae has
been hailed as the ultimate alternative to depleting resources of petro-diesel due to its high …

Effect of pyrolysis temperature and heating rate on biochar obtained from pyrolysis of safflower seed press cake

D Angın - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Biochar is carbon-rich product generated from biomass through pyrolysis. In this study, the
effects of pyrolysis temperature and heating rate on the yield and physicochemical and …

A review on biomass as a fuel for boilers

R Saidur, EA Abdelaziz, A Demirbas… - … and sustainable energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Currently, fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas represent the prime energy sources in
the world. However, it is anticipated that these sources of energy will deplete within the next …