Progress on the lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis for biofuel production toward environmental sustainability

AT Hoang, HC Ong, IMR Fattah, CT Chong… - Fuel Processing …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing energy demand and diminishing fossil fuel sources have called for the
exploration of new energy sources. To satisfy growing global energy demand and …

Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

N Bolan, SA Hoang, J Beiyuan… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Biochar is produced as a charred material with high surface area and abundant functional
groups by pyrolysis, which refers to the process of thermochemical decomposition of organic …

[HTML][HTML] Review on the catalytic effects of alkali and alkaline earth metals (AAEMs) including sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium on the pyrolysis of …

W Wang, R Lemaire, A Bensakhria, D Luart - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alongside the development of pyrolysis processes aimed at converting solid biomass into
upgraded biofuels and biochemicals, interest has been growing in the analysis of the …

Recent developments in lignocellulosic biomass catalytic fast pyrolysis: Strategies for the optimization of bio-oil quality and yield

X Chen, Q Che, S Li, Z Liu, H Yang, Y Chen… - Fuel Processing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) is an attractive approach to convert biomass to high-quality bio-
oil through the deoxygenation of pyrolysis vapors in the form of H 2 O, CO, and CO 2 …

Production, activation, and applications of biochar in recent times

AK Sakhiya, A Anand, P Kaushal - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Biomass is a green energy source and is available in abundance. Biochar is a carbon-rich
material derived from a wide range of biomass or organic waste through the thermochemical …

Microwave assisted preparation of activated carbon from biomass: A review

W Ao, J Fu, X Mao, Q Kang, C Ran, Y Liu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Activated carbon has been widely used as adsorbents, catalyst support and energy storage
materials. Microwave heating is a promising technique for thermochemical treatment and …

Biochar as a catalyst

J Lee, KH Kim, EE Kwon - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochar is pyrogenic carbon rich material generated from carbon neutral sources (ie,
biomass). Being an environmentally benign means for soil amendment, it also offers …

Biochar production with amelioration of microwave-assisted pyrolysis: Current scenario, drawbacks and perspectives

V Hadiya, K Popat, S Vyas, S Varjani, M Vithanage… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, biomass has been reported to obtain a wide range of value-added products.
Biochar can be obtained by heating biomass, which aids in carbon sinks, soil amendments …

Insights into the modeling, characterization and adsorption performance of mesoporous activated carbon from corn cob residue via microwave-assisted H3PO4 …

AH Jawad, M Bardhan, MA Islam, MA Islam… - Surfaces and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted H 3 PO 4 chemical activation was applied to convert corn (Zea mays)
cob (CC) residue into mesoporous corn cob activated carbon (CC-AC) as a desirable …

Biochar from microwave pyrolysis of biomass: A review

J Li, J Dai, G Liu, H Zhang, Z Gao, J Fu, Y He… - Biomass and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microwave based technology is an alternative heating method and has already been
successfully used in biomass pyrolysis for biochar and biofuel production thanks to its fast …