Two Novel Energy Crops: Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby and Silphium perfoliatum L.—State of Knowledge

L Cumplido-Marin, AR Graves, PJ Burgess, C Morhart… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Current global temperature increases resulting from human activity threaten many
ecosystems and societies, and have led to international and national policy commitments …

A comprehensive overview of the continuous torrefaction method: Operational characteristics, applications, and challenges

A Javanmard, MFA Patah, A Zulhelmi… - Journal of the Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Throughout the history, the whole world have been concerned with the supply of energy and
fuel. Today, technological advancements and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves have …

Increasing the reactivity of waste biochars during their co-gasification with carbon dioxide using catalysts and bio-oils

D Vamvuka, A Teftiki, S Sfakiotakis - Thermochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
An energy crop, an agricultural waste biochar and their blends with an industrial waste
biochar were gasified under carbon dioxide up to 1000° C, employing the thermal analysis …

Actual trends in the usability of biochar as a high-value product of biomass obtained through pyrolysis

M Sajdak, R Muzyka, G Gałko, E Ksepko, M Zajemska… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review comprehensively examines biochar, an essential material in an era of climate
change for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere. It is …

Management of lignocellulosic waste towards energy recovery by pyrolysis in the framework of circular economy strategy

A Poskart, M Skrzyniarz, M Sajdak, M Zajemska… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The article presents the possibilities of effective management of lignocellulosic waste by
including it in the circular economy. The pyrolysis process was chosen as the thermal …

A torrefaction of Sida hermaphrodita to improve fuel properties. Advanced analysis of torrefied products

S Szwaja, A Magdziarz, M Zajemska, A Poskart - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Sida hermaphrodita is one of the energy crops with high potential for energy conversion
technologies. In this study the torrefaction of Sida hermaphrodita was carried out at the …

Alternative fuels from forestry biomass residue: Torrefaction process of horse chestnuts, oak acorns, and spruce cones

A Dyjakon, T Noszczyk - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The global energy system needs new, environmentally friendly, alternative fuels. Biomass is
a good source of energy with global potential. Forestry biomass (especially wood, bark, or …

A comparison of thermal processing strategies for landfill reclamation: methods, products, and a promising path forward

E Madadian, JB Haelssig, M Pegg - Resources, Conservation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of optimized and efficient alternative energy systems that comply with
regulatory requirements is a challenge the world needs to embrace. This study provides a …

Vitrification of environmentally harmful by-products from biomass torrefaction process

J Iwaszko, M Zajemska, A Zawada, S Szwaja… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The paper evaluates the possibility of efficiently processing waste generated in the process
of biomass torrefaction into a non-toxic material, suitable for practical reuse. The water was …

Theoretical and experimental analysis on co-gasification of sewage sludge with energetic crops

S Szwaja, A Poskart, M Zajemska, M Szwaja - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
As known, dried sewage sludge, is a by-product produced from waste water treatment,
contains significant amounts of organic content, and makes up to 60% with overall calorific …