Advances in solid biofuels production through torrefaction: Potential biomass, types of torrefaction and reactors, influencing process parameters and future …

DG Gizaw, S Periyasamy, H Baylie… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass is a versatile, renewable, sustainable feedstock that could be used to produce
solid, liquid, and gaseous energy sources. Most feedstocks are subjected to suitable …

Progress in torrefaction pretreatment for biomass gasification

Q Zhou, Y Shen, X Gu - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Torrefaction is an effective method to improve the quality of biomass feedstocks for a
subsequent thermal conversion process. Torrefaction has been widely developed for …

[HTML][HTML] Wet torrefaction of biomass waste into levulinic acid and high-quality hydrochar using H-beta zeolite catalyst

A Kostyniuk, B Likozar - Journal of cleaner production, 2024 - Elsevier
Wet torrefaction (WT) is an effective pretreatment method of biomass waste for producing
high-quality hydrochar and valuable liquid products. This study delves into how acid …

Enhancing the fuel properties of oil palm Mesocarp Fiber using screw conveyor reactor torrefaction

C Mueanmas, N Rakmak - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Currently, Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber (OPMF) is widely used as fuel in various
industries. However, due to its low fuel properties, it has low combustion efficiency …

Energy and exergy analysis of an innovative solar system for hydrothermal carbonization process using photovoltaic solar panels

H Chater, M Asbik, A Koukouch, A Mouaky… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Using renewable energy is a solution to combat environmental problems; in this context,
hydrothermal carbonization is an excellent method for converting biomass into solid fuels …

Worldwide developments and challenges for solar pyrolysis

VM Maytorena, DA Buentello-Montoya - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The solar pyrolysis of materials has emerged as a promising technology for their efficient
conversion into solid char, syngas and oil. The technology has its challenges, however, as …

An overview of recent advancements in biomass torrefaction

NL Panwar, N Divyangkumar - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
Torrefaction is a thermochemical process that improves biomass quality, reducing the
adverse effects of crop residue burning. Slowly heating biomass to 300 C in an inert or …

Efficient removal of hydroxychloroquine sulfate using cocoa shell activated carbon: a green approach investigating equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics

F Finnouche, A Hamadi, H Kais… - Journal of Dispersion …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, the world has suffered from the pandemic of the century, known as COVID-
19. A significant effort has been exerted to develop new and more efficient treatments in …

Recent advances in biofuels production: industrial applications

K Kang, SQ He, Y Hu - IET
Biofuels, bioenergy, and biomaterials play an important role in the global transition to green
energy and sustainable materials. This chapter provides a brief overview and update on …