Green route synthesis of amorphous silica from oil palm decanter cake: from literature review to experiments

NA Rahim, NY Harun, AAH Saeed… - Indonesian Journal of …, 2023 - ejournal.kjpupi.id
Numerous agricultural wastes are well-defined as low-cost sources and rich in silica content.
The residue of oil palm wastes combustion seems a promising silica source and can be …

[HTML][HTML] Innovation of argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) products and byproducts for sustainable development of rural communities in Morocco. A systematic …

A Santoro, V Ongoma, M Ait el Kadi, F Piras… - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
Argan tree is endemic of Moroccan arid regions, providing socioeconomic and cultural
benefits since ancient times. This study identifies the emerging threats for the argan forest …

Waste-to-energy as a tool of circular economy: Prediction of higher heating value of biomass by artificial neural network (ANN) and multivariate linear regression (MLR …

FE Yatim, I Boumanchar, B Srhir, Y Chhiti, C Jama… - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Circular economy is a global trend as a promising strategy for the sustainable use of natural
resources. In this context, waste-to-energy presents an effective solution to respond to the …

Sofosbuvir adsorption onto activated carbon derived from argan shell residue: Optimization, kinetic, thermodynamic and theoretical approaches

H Babas, M Khachani, I Warad, S Ajebli… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (AC) obtained from argan shell residue (ASR) was studied for the removal
of the drug sofosbuvir from the liquid phase. The operating parameters including pH …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the particle size argan nut shell (ANS) biomass on combustion parameters in stirling engine in Morocco

ANEL Idrissi, M Benbrahim, N Rassai - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Morocco is the only country in the world rich on argan tree and reject about 60.000 tons per
year of Argan nut shell (agricultural waste of argan tree) which can lead to damage the …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty acid methyl esters production from crude waste frying oil using modified coffee husk ash catalyst: parameters optimization

DT Bekele, NT Shibeshi, AS Reshad - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a KNO 3-loaded coffee husk (CH) ash catalyst was synthesized to produce
waste frying oil methyl ester (WFOME) from crude waste frying oil (WFO). Taguchi method …

From nutshells to energy cells: Pioneering supercapacitor electrodes via innovative argan nutshell activated carbon synthesis

H El Ouahabi, A Elmouwahidi, L Cano-Casanova… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, a detailed comprehensive investigation explores the impact of processing
methods and chemical activation parameters on the textural properties of a series of …

Nanoporous carbons prepared from argan nutshells as potential removal agents of diclofenac and paroxetine

A Mokhati, O Benturki, M Bernardo, Z Kecira… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Argan nutshells from Northern Africa were selected for a noble valorization:
conversion into nanoporous carbon (ACH) through H 3 PO 4 activation for the removal of …

Determining co-combustion characteristics, kinetics and synergy behaviors of raw and torrefied forms of two distinct types of biomass and their blends with lignite

S Armakan, M Civan, S Yurdakul - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, the combustion characteristics and kinetics of various mixtures of both raw and
torrefied rose pulp and red pine sawdust with each other and with Elbistan lignite were …

Simulation and multi-objective optimization of argan residues slow pyrolysis for polygeneration of bio-oil, biochar, and gas products

S El Kourdi, S Abderafi, A Cheddadi, J Mabrouki… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Argan oil extraction yields three byproducts that are traditionally harnessed. Conventional
combustion of argan residues is environmentally unfriendly and inefficient, driving our …