Lignocellulosic biomass-based pyrolysis: A comprehensive review

KN Yogalakshmi, P Sivashanmugam, S Kavitha… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficacious application of lignocellulosic biomass for the new valuable chemicals
generation curbs the excessive dependency on fossil fuels. Among the various techniques …

A state-of-the-art review on thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production: A TG-FTIR approach

HC Ong, WH Chen, Y Singh, YY Gan, CY Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective methods of biomass characterization are needed for energy production due to the
increase in biomass to bioenergy conversion capacity and the availability of various …

Biowastes for biodegradable bioplastics production and end-of-life scenarios in circular bioeconomy and biorefinery concept

SS Ali, T Elsamahy, EA Abdelkarim, R Al-Tohamy… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to global urbanization, industrialization, and economic development, biowastes
generation represents negative consequences on the environment and human health. The …

A state-of-the-art review of biomass torrefaction, densification and applications

WH Chen, J Peng, XT Bi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Torrefaction is a mild pyrolysis, which has been explored for the pretreatment of biomass to
increase the heating value and hydrophobicity. Due to its potential applications for making …

Co-pyrolysis of coal and raw/torrefied biomass: A review on chemistry, kinetics and implementation

SM Gouws, M Carrier, JR Bunt… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermochemical conversion via co-pyrolysis has the potential to be an efficient route for
converting biomass to bio-energy and bio-refinery products. In this review, the …

Thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass into biofuels: a review

WH Chen, BJ Lin, MY Huang, JS Chang - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Following first-generation and second-generation biofuels produced from food and non-food
crops, respectively, algal biomass has become an important feedstock for the production of …

Intrinsic kinetics, thermodynamic parameters and reaction mechanism of non-isothermal degradation of torrefied Acacia nilotica using isoconversional methods

S Singh, JP Chakraborty, MK Mondal - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to examine the suitability of torrefied biomass for bio-energy
generation by investigating its physicochemical characteristics, kinetic and thermodynamic …

Investigation on the ignition and burnout temperatures of bamboo and sugarcane bagasse by thermogravimetric analysis

JJ Lu, WH Chen - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Ignition and burnout temperatures are important properties of solid fuels for their
applications in industry. In this study, the thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) of bamboo and …

TGA and kinetic study of different torrefaction conditions of wood biomass under air and oxy-fuel combustion atmospheres

R Barzegar, A Yozgatligil, H Olgun… - Journal of the Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Combustion and oxy-fuel combustion characteristics of torrefied pine wood chips were
investigated by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). Three torrefaction temperatures (250 …

Modelling and optimisation of biomass injection in ironmaking blast furnaces

Y Liu, Y Shen - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomass is a renewable and potentially carbon-neutral energy source and can be a
promising alternative to fossil fuels in the ironmaking industry. Pulverised biomass injection …