A review on biochar production from different biomass wastes by recent carbonization technologies and its sustainable applications

YX Seow, YH Tan, NM Mubarak, J Kansedo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current environmental pollution and global warming may cause a serious ecological
crisis. The conversion of renewable resources, especially from biomass could be a …

Conversion of lignocellulose to biofuels and chemicals via sugar platform: an updated review on chemistry and mechanisms of acid hydrolysis of lignocellulose

Z Zhou, D Liu, X Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass has been considered as one of the most promising feedstocks for
production of the second-generation biofuels and biochemicals without food and fuel …

Widely used catalysts in biodiesel production: a review

B Changmai, C Vanlalveni, AP Ingle, R Bhagat… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An ever-increasing energy demand and environmental problems associated with
exhaustible fossil fuels have led to the search for an alternative renewable source of energy …

Recent progress in the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide into biosourced organic carbonates

V Aomchad, À Cristòfol, F Della Monica, B Limburg… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cyclic organic carbonates are among the most widely studied targets in the nonreductive
conversion of carbon dioxide using oxiranes as the common reaction partners. Apart from …

Economics of biodiesel production

SN Gebremariam, JM Marchetti - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel similar to conventional diesel. It is usually produced from
straight vegetable oil, animal fat, tallow, non-edible plant oil and waste cooking oil. Its …

A review of the next-generation biochar production from waste biomass for material applications

RK Mishra, K Mohanty - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of carbonaceous materials such as biochar has triggered a hot spot in
materials application. Carbon material derived from biomass could be a vital platform for …

Catalytic Strategies for the Cycloaddition of Pure, Diluted, and Waste CO2 to Epoxides under Ambient Conditions

RR Shaikh, S Pornpraprom, V D'Elia - Acs Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cyclic organic carbonates represent a relevant class of chemicals that can be prepared from
CO2 by cycloaddition to epoxides. The application of efficient catalysts is crucial in allowing …

Biochar as a catalyst

J Lee, KH Kim, EE Kwon - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochar is pyrogenic carbon rich material generated from carbon neutral sources (ie,
biomass). Being an environmentally benign means for soil amendment, it also offers …

High adsorption of methylene blue by activated carbon prepared from phosphoric acid treated eucalyptus residue

Q Han, J Wang, BA Goodman, J Xie, Z Liu - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Activated carbon with large specific surface area (1545 m 2· g− 1) and total acid density
(2.47 mmol· g− 1) was prepared by thermal activation of phosphoric acid treated eucalyptus …

A review of recent developments in catalytic applications of biochar-based materials

R Shan, J Han, J Gu, H Yuan, B Luo, Y Chen - … , conservation and recycling, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar, produced by the thermal decomposition of various biomass sources, is applied in
different fields of research due to its distinctive properties. With the recent explosion of …