Growing concerns over climate change have prompted the quest for renewable energies to
mitigate adverse impacts caused by the excessive use of fossil fuels. In particular, using …

With the rapid development of the economy and the increasing demand for carbon emission
reduction, syngas production from petroleum coke (PC) gasification has attracted extensive …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) seriously endanger human health due to their
bioaccumulation and carcinogenic effects, while biochar adsorption method is regarded as …

Stable free radicals are the long-lived macromolecule radicals formed in pyrolysis, and their
reactions play an essential role in biochar formation. The alkali and alkaline earth metals …

Raman spectroscopy, as a rapid, high-precision, and nondestructive tool, can be used for
analyzing the samples from gas to solid, from ex situ to in situ, from organic macromolecule …

Slow pyrolysis of bamboo was conducted at 400–600° C and pyrolysis products were
characterized with FTIR, BET, XRD, SEM, EDS and GC to establish a pyrolysis product yield …

Carbon dots (CDs) are an emerging class of photoluminescent material. Their unique optical
properties arise from the discrete energy levels in their electronic states, which directly relate …

The influence of torrefaction on the physicochemical characteristics of char during raw and
water washed rice straw pyrolysis at 800–1200° C is investigated. Pore structure, aromaticity …

As a hazardous organic waste, the disposal and utilization of oily sludge discharged from
crude oil storage tank have received widespread attention. In this study, a novel method was …

The structure of carbon fractions and its characterization are critical for practical applications
of the sewage sludge-derived biochar. However, the endogenous mineral constituents in …