Thermochemical processing of sewage sludge to energy and fuel: Fundamentals, challenges and considerations

SSA Syed-Hassan, Y Wang, S Hu, S Su… - … and sustainable energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge, the inevitable by-product of municipal wastewater treatment plant
operation, is a key issue in many countries due to its increasing volume and the impacts …

Ash contents and ash-forming elements of biomass and their significance for solid biofuel combustion

SV Vassilev, CG Vassileva, YC Song, WY Li, J Feng - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Inorganic matter and some ash-forming elements of biomass may cause numerous
technological and environmental problems during biomass processing. Therefore, an …

Regulation of ash slagging behavior of palm oil decanter cake by alum sludge addition

KJ Abioye, NY Harun, S Sufian, M Yusuf, H Kamyab… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Combustion of palm oil decanter cake (PODC) is a propitious alternative waste to energy
means. However, the mono-combustion of PODC prompt severe ash slagging behavior …

Biomass combustion systems: A review on the physical and chemical properties of the ashes

LJR Nunes, JCO Matias, JPS Catalão - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomass as an energy source contributes to a decrease in the dependence on imported
fossil fuels, while at the same time, adding value to the countries where biomass fuel …

Coal–biomass co-combustion: An overview

SG Sahu, N Chakraborty, P Sarkar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The energy sector in the global scenario faces a major challenge of providing energy at an
affordable cost and simultaneously protecting the environment. The energy mix globally is …

An overview of the composition and application of biomass ash.: Part 2. Potential utilisation, technological and ecological advantages and challenges

SV Vassilev, D Baxter, LK Andersen, CG Vassileva - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
An extended overview of the complex phase-mineral and chemical composition and
properties of biomass ash (BA) was conducted in Part 1 of the present work. Then, the …

An overview of the behaviour of biomass during combustion: Part I. Phase-mineral transformations of organic and inorganic matter

SV Vassilev, D Baxter, CG Vassileva - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
An extended overview of the phase-mineral transformations of organic and inorganic matter
that occur during biomass combustion was conducted. Some general considerations and …

Enhancing the fuel properties of rubberwood biomass by moving bed torrefaction process for further applications

P Kongto, A Palamanit, S Chaiprapat, N Tippayawong - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Rubberwood biomass is widely available in the southern region of Thailand and it has high
potential for biofuel applications. Applications of this biomass still have some limitations …

Recent development in numerical simulations and experimental studies of biomass thermochemical conversion

H Fatehi, W Weng, Z Li, XS Bai, M Alden - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is available worldwide, is carbon neutral, and can
be converted to various types of products depending on the market and on the specific …

Energetic valorisation of olive biomass: Olive-tree pruning, olive stones and pomaces

JF García Martín, M Cuevas, CH Feng… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Olive oil industry is one of the most important industries in the world. Currently, the land
devoted to olive-tree cultivation around the world is ca. 11× 106 ha, which produces more …