Economic and environmentally efficient biochar production via microwave-assisted co-torrefaction of fruit residue and waste oil

YL Lin, NY Zheng, WH Lin, CC Chang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2025 - Elsevier
Addressing climate change and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are critical
global challenges. This study introduces a novel, cost-effective method to produce high …

A review of the sustainable utilization of rice residues for bioenergy conversion using different valorization techniques, their challenges, and techno-economic …

S Kaniapan, J Pasupuleti, K Patma Nesan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The impetus to predicting future biomass consumption focuses on sustainable energy, which
concerns the non-renewable nature of fossil fuels and the environmental challenges …

Impact of positive and negative pressure on rice straw torrefaction: Optimization using response surface methodology

V Seithtanabutara, S Kaewmahawong… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass powers have been recently increased in Thailand, over demand of biomass has
become a problem led to finding out alternative agricultural waste to be used as fuel. Rice …

A comprehensive study on torrefaction of empty fruit bunches: characterization of solid, liquid and gas products

MA Sukiran, WMAW Daud, F Abnisa, AB Nasrin… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Empty fruit bunches (EFB), after fruits-bunches separation, are highly potential as an energy
source. However, due to some inherited inferior fuel properties such as bulk density …

The Impact of Torrefaction Temperature on the Physical-Chemical Properties of Residual Exotic Fruit (Avocado, Mango, Lychee) Seeds

A Dyjakon, Ł Sobol, T Noszczyk, J Mitręga - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
A large portion of food loss and waste (FSL) is comprised of seeds and stones. Exotic fruits
such as mangoes, lychees and avocados, in which the seeds account for a significant part of …

Individual torrefaction parameter enhances characteristics of torrefied empty fruit bunches

MA Sukiran, WMA Wan Daud, F Abnisa… - Biomass Conversion …, 2021 - Springer
Empty fruit bunches (EFB) have great potential to be used as a renewable fuel. Its current
low rate of utilization due to high moisture content and low calorific value (CV) can be …

Evaluation of the optimal conditions for oxygen-rich and oxygen-lean torrefaction of forestry byproduct as a fuel

SY Park, SJ Kim, KC Oh, LH Cho, YK Jeon, DH Kim - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wood biomass is an alternative to fossil fuels. However, biomass use has several limitations.
Torrefaction, in which reduction conditions prevail to overcome these limitations, has been …

[HTML][HTML] Supply chain analysis of smokeless charcoal from maize residues

KY Tippayawong, S Panyakom, C Suriyanarakorn… - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Open burning of agricultural residues after harvesting season is usually practiced as a
disposal means for highland farms. The practice has partially contributed to the haze …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization of torrefied biomass pellets from corncobs and rice husks for solid fuel production.

N Homdoung, J Uttaruan, K Sasujit… - Agricultural …, 2020 - cigrjournal.org
The aim of this research was to evaluate the changes in physico-chemical properties of
agricultural residues (corn-cobs and rice husks) during torrefaction. Physical properties of …

Characterization of torrefied biomass pellets from agricultural residues for solid fuels

N Homdoung - Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal, 2020 - cigrjournal.org
Torrefaction and densification are suitable techniques for upgrading solid biomass
materials. They can improve the energy properties of solid fuels. The objective of this …