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 …

Taxonomic similarity does not predict necessary sample size for ex situ conservation: a comparison among five genera

S Hoban, T Callicrate, J Clark… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Effectively conserving biodiversity with limited resources requires scientifically informed and
efficient strategies. Guidance is particularly needed on how many living plants are …

Torrefaction of municipal solid waste to enhanced hydrophobic solid fuel: parametric optimisation and optimised torrefied solid products characterisation, grindability …

KA Abdulyekeen, WMAW Daud, MFA Patah… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
Rapid population growth has led to more municipal solid waste (MSW), which can be turned
into energy. But direct MSW utilisation generates tar in gasification, produces water and acid …

Integrated torrefaction-extrusion system for solid fuel pellet production from mixed fiber-plastic wastes: Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment

SS Kolapkar, S Zinchik, P Burli, Y Lin… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
The world is witnessing an unprecedented generation and accumulation of fiber-plastic
wastes resulting in various challenges due to inconsistency, waste-stream heterogeneity …

Agro-residual biomass and disposable protective face mask: a merger for converting waste to plastic-fiber fuel via an integrative carbonization-pelletization framework

BRA Moreira, VH Cruz, MR Barbosa Junior… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Incineration and landfilling offer possibilities for addressing high-rate management of COVID-
waste streams. However, they can be costly and environmentally unsustainable. In addition …

Torrefaction of wood and garden wastes from municipal solid waste to enhanced solid fuel using helical screw rotation-induced fluidised bed reactor: Effect of particle …

KA Abdulyekeen, WMAW Daud, MFA Patah - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Using wood (WW) and garden (GW) wastes from municipal solid waste as renewable biofuel
is hindered by their high moisture content, volatile matter (VM), and low calorific value (CV) …

Bypassing energy barriers in fiber-polymer torrefaction

Z Xu, SS Kolapkar, S Zinchik, E Bar-Ziv… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The amount of waste generation has been increasing with a significant amount being
landfilled. These non-recyclable wastes contain large number of fiber and plastic wastes …

Effects of torrefaction after pelleting (TAP) process on strength and fuel characteristics of binderless bio-pellets

H Haykiri-Acma, S Yaman - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
Production of fuel pellets from torrefied biomass is an approach that has gained importance
in recent years. As an alternative, effects of torrefaction after the production of biomass …

Chlorine removal from US solid waste blends through torrefaction

Z Xu, JW Albrecht, SS Kolapkar, S Zinchik, E Bar-Ziv - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This study provides a pathway to remove chlorine from the solid
wastes, and to produce low-cost solid fuels with enhanced properties for power applications …

Integration of thermal treatment and extrusion by compounding for processing various wastes for energy applications

SS Kolapkar, S Zinchik, Z Xu, AG McDonald… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Waste generation is increasing, and a significant portion of the wastes is being landfilled.
Torrefaction of such wastes to produce clean fuels is one of the potential solutions. This …