Trends in renewable energy production employing biomass-based biochar

SK Bhatia, AK Palai, A Kumar, RK Bhatia, AK Patel… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tremendous population growth and industrialization have increased energy consumption
unprecedentedly. The depletion of fossil-based energy supplies necessitates the exploration …

Recent developments in pretreatment technologies on lignocellulosic biomass: effect of key parameters, technological improvements, and challenges

SK Bhatia, SS Jagtap, AA Bedekar, RK Bhatia… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is an inexpensive renewable source that can be used to produce
biofuels and bioproducts. The recalcitrance nature of biomass hampers polysaccharide …

Green synthesis of zero-valent iron nanoparticles and loading effect on activated carbon for furfural adsorption

Y Rashtbari, F Sher, S Afshin, A Hamzezadeh… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The adsorption techniques are extensively used in dyes, metronidazole, aniline, wastewater
treatment methods to remove certain pollutants. Furfural is organic in nature, considered a …

Torrefaction of biomass: Production of enhanced solid biofuel from municipal solid waste and other types of biomass

KA Abdulyekeen, AA Umar, MFA Patah… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rapid increase in population has been identified as one of the main reasons for the
abundance generation of municipal solid waste (MSW), which could be advantageous when …

Biomass torrefaction: An overview on process parameters, economic and environmental aspects and recent advancements

MN Cahyanti, TRKC Doddapaneni, T Kikas - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Torrefaction is one of the pretreatment processes used to overcome the disadvantages of
using biomass as a fuel such as low energy density, high moisture, and oxygen contents …

Biomass torrefaction: An overview of process and technology assessment based on global readiness level

KB Kota, S Shenbagaraj, PK Sharma, AK Sharma… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass is a potential renewable energy source as it is abundantly available and does not
cost much. However, some property characteristics, such as high moisture content, low …

In-depth insights into mathematical characteristics, selection criteria and common mistakes of adsorption kinetic models: A critical review

Q Hu, S Pang, D Wang - Separation & Purification Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The kinetic models were widely used to analyze the dynamic adsorption behaviors in a
batch system and reveal the mass-transfer mechanisms. The previous review papers were …

Torrefaction of biomass: A review of production methods for biocoal from cultured and waste lignocellulosic feedstocks

S Barskov, M Zappi, P Buchireddy, S Dufreche… - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Torrefaction is a developing thermal process that has mainly been used to convert
lignocellulosic feedstocks, both cultured and wasted, into a “charred” product that can be …

A general review on the use of advance oxidation and adsorption processes for the removal of furfural from industrial effluents

S Ghosh, O Falyouna, A Malloum, A Othmani… - Microporous and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Furfural contamination of water is a serious problem in the world. The review article
highlights on furfural ecotoxicology and the associated molecular mechanisms involved in …

Valorization of the aqueous phase produced from wet and dry thermochemical processing biomass: A review

L Leng, L Yang, J Chen, Y Hu, H Li, H Li, S Jiang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermochemical processing technologies such as hydrothermal liquefaction/carbonization/
gasification, pyrolysis, torrefaction, and gasification have been widely used for the …