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 …

Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of α-Fe2O3@ TiO2 photocatalyst: Optimization of effective factors in the fabrication of photocatalyst and removal of non-biodegradable …

K Rasouli, A Alamdari, S Sabbaghi - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution becomes a major worldwide issue that threatens the entire
biosphere. On the other hand, visible-light photocatalysis technology is one of the most …

High-Value Utilization of Corn Straw: From Waste to Wealth

Y Fu, J Zhang, T Guan - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a renewable lignocellulosic biomass resource, corn straw has great potential for waste
utilization in agriculture and sustainable development. In recent years, considerable …

Elucidation of the Roles of Water on the Reactivity of Surface Intermediates in Carboxylic Acid Ketonization on TiO2

F Lin, W Hu, NR Jaegers, F Gao, JZ Hu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The effects of water on the carboxylic acid ketonization reaction over solid Lewis-acid
catalysts were examined by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, diffuse …

Bio-fuel production from catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of the microalgae Schizochytrium limacinum in a tandem catalytic bed

RA da Silveira Rossi, L Dai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation of oxygenated and nitrogenated compounds during microalgae pyrolysis
interferes with bio-oil usage as a viable competitor against fossil fuels. Aiming to reduce …

The Role of Surface Complexes in Ketene Formation from Fatty Acids via Pyrolysis over Silica: from Platform Molecules to Waste Biomass

LR Azizova, TV Kulik, BB Palianytsia… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fatty acids (FA) are the main constituents of lipids and oil crop waste, considered to be a
promising 2G biomass that can be converted into ketenes via catalytic pyrolysis. Ketenes are …

Novel route to produce hydrocarbons from woody biomass using molten salts

B Sridharan, HC Genuino, D Jardan, E Wilbers… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The thermochemical decomposition of woody biomass has been widely identified as a
promising route to produce renewable biofuels. More recently, the use of molten salts in …

[HTML][HTML] Ethanol to gasoline and sustainable aviation fuel precursors: an innovative cascade strategy over Zr-based multifunctional catalysts in the gas phase

A Gagliardi, G Balestra, J De Maron, R Mazzoni… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the biorefinery context, bioethanol upgrading has been identified as a valuable approach
to develop a circular economy for fuels and chemicals production. In this work, the gas …

[HTML][HTML] Thermo-cyclically operated metal oxide gas sensor arrays for analysis of dissolved volatile organic compounds in fermentation processes: Part I–Morphology …

B Ojha, M Aleksandrova, M Schwotzer… - Sensing and Bio …, 2023 - Elsevier
For a comparative study of the gas sensing performance to dissolved volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), the SnO 2-powders have been prepared using two different fabrication …

[HTML][HTML] Production of high-quality pyrolysis product by microwave–assisted catalytic pyrolysis of wood waste and application of biochar

H Guo, X Qin, S Cheng, B Xing, D Jiang… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wood waste is employed as the feedstock for production of high-quality pyrolysis products
such as bio-oil, bio-gas and biochar by microwave pyrolysis using ZnCl 2 and Fe (NO 3) 3 …