Challenges and opportunities in microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of biomass: A review

X Ren, MS Ghazani, H Zhu, W Ao, H Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis (MACP) is one of the emerging technologies for
efficiently converting the solid biomass residues to valuable products, including liquid bio-oil …

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of sewage sludge: A review

A Zaker, Z Chen, X Wang, Q Zhang - Fuel processing technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted pyrolysis is considered a promising technique for the thermochemical
conversion of solid waste such as sewage sludge to useful energy products, including bio …

Valorization of biomass waste to engineered activated biochar by microwave pyrolysis: Progress, challenges, and future directions

SY Foong, RK Liew, Y Yang, YW Cheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass waste represents the promising surrogate of fossil fuels for energy recovery and
valorization into value-added products. Among thermochemical conversion techniques of …

Recent developments on sewage sludge pyrolysis and its kinetics: Resources recovery, thermogravimetric platforms, and innovative prospects

SR Naqvi, R Tariq, M Shahbaz, M Naqvi… - Computers & Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is a by-product of the wastewater treatment process, which has the potential
to be a source of transport fuels, heat, and power using the pyrolysis process. Considering …

Microwaves and heterogeneous catalysis: A review on selected catalytic processes

V Palma, D Barba, M Cortese, M Martino, S Renda… - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the late 1980s, the scientific community has been attracted to microwave energy as an
alternative method of heating, due to the advantages that this technology offers over …

Pyrolysis of municipal sewage sludge for biofuel production: a review

OS Djandja, ZC Wang, F Wang, YP Xu… - Industrial & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Among the various problems the world is facing, two problems are addressed in this paper.
On the one hand, biomass, the fourth largest and most important renewable energy option …

Review of microwave pyrolysis of sludge to produce high quality biogas: Multi-perspectives process optimization and critical issues proposal

J Luo, R Ma, J Lin, S Sun, G Gong, J Sun… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing depletion of fossil energy and the development of carbon neutral
sustainable concept, the production of high-quality biogas from renewable biomass has …

Thermochemical methods for the treatment of municipal sludge

G Jiang, D Xu, B Hao, L Liu, S Wang, Z Wu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid economic growth is making the disposal of municipal sludge non-negligible during
the acceleration of urbanization. Thermochemical treatment has been proved to be of …

Review on the catalytic pyrolysis of waste oil for the production of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

Y Wang, Q Yang, L Ke, Y Peng, Y Liu, Q Wu, X Tian… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The deterioration of environment and the depletion of fossil fuels have inspired the
exploration for alternative fuels based on renewable raw materials. This review presented …

Effects of sewage sludge organic and inorganic constituents on the properties of pyrolysis products

WDC Udayanga, A Veksha, A Giannis, G Lisak… - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis of sewage sludge in the presence of humic acid (HA), CaO and kaolin was
investigated in order to examine the effects of organic and inorganic constituents on the …