Agricultural waste biomass for sustainable bioenergy production: Feedstock, characterization and pre-treatment methodologies

JA Kumar, S Sathish, D Prabu, AA Renita, A Saravanan… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The worldwide trend in energy production is moving toward circular economy systems and
sustainable availability of sources. Some advanced methods support the economic …

A brief overview of recent progress in porous silica as catalyst supports

PS Shinde, PS Suryawanshi, KK Patil… - Journal of Composites …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Porous silica particles have shown applications in various technological fields including
their use as catalyst supports in heterogeneous catalysis. The mesoporous silica particles …

Musa champa peduncle waste-derived efficient catalyst: studies of biodiesel synthesis, reaction kinetics and thermodynamics

B Nath, B Basumatary, S Brahma, B Das, P Kalita… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, an efficient heterogeneous catalyst was prepared from waste Musa champa
peduncle and employed in biodiesel synthesis from Jatropha curcas oil. Catalyst …

Valorization of lignocellulosic rice husk producing biosilica and biofuels—A review

S Nawaz, F Jamil, P Akhter, M Hussain… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is an agricultural waste material abundantly produced in large
quantities on earth. Rice husk (RH) is a type of lignocellulosic biomass and a huge …

Investigation of dye removal ability and reusability of green and sustainable silica and carbon-silica hybrid aerogels prepared from paddy waste ash

DDE Koyuncu, M Okur - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the paddy waste ash (PA) was utilized for producing carbon-silica hybrid (PCS)
and silica (PS) aerogels. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer analysis revealed a high …

Rice husk-derived cellulose nanofibers: a potential sensor for water-soluble gases

N Shahi, E Lee, B Min, DJ Kim - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cellulose and its derivatives have evoked much attention in sensor technology as host-
matrices for conducting materials because of their versatility, renewability, and …

Biopolymers fractionation and synthesis of nanocellulose/silica nanoparticles from agricultural byproducts

N Shahi, P Wang, S Adhikari, B Min… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Agricultural byproducts rich in lignocellulose are considered one of the most promising
feedstocks to produce sustainable value-added materials with different industrial …

Biomass-derived carbon-based and silica-based materials for catalytic and adsorptive applications-An update since 2010

K Chen, KH Ng, CK Cheng, YW Cheng, CC Chong… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass, which defined as plant-or animal-based materials, is intriguing tremendous
scientific attentions due to its renewable attribute in serving energy security. Amongst, the …

Comparative surface study of Ru/Cu-and Ag/Cu-doped RHS catalysts from waste biomass for biofuel application

JR Rajabathar, HA Al-Lohedan, DM Aldhayan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The present study compares the surface, textural, and catalytic properties of porous silica
doped with bimetallic metal ions that was made from rice husk (RH) biomass. Due to the use …

Recent advances on porous siliceous materials derived from waste

D Montini, C Cara, M D'Arienzo, B Di Credico… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, significant efforts have been made in view of a transition from a linear to a
circular economy, where the value of products, materials, resources, and waste is …