Effects of torrefaction pretreatment on fuel quality and combustion characteristics of biomass: A review

X Yang, Z Zhao, Y Zhao, L Xu, S Feng, Z Wang… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass is renewable and clean energy source, the utilization of biofuel derived from
biomass is an important strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate the greenhouse …

Pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization of biowaste: A comparative review on the conversion pathways and potential applications of char product

J Yang, Z Zhang, J Wang, X Zhao, Y Zhao… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization have (HTC) received a great deal of attention and
are regarded as representative thermal techniques in the dry and wet conversion of …

Enhancing the fuel properties of rubberwood biomass by moving bed torrefaction process for further applications

P Kongto, A Palamanit, S Chaiprapat, N Tippayawong - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Rubberwood biomass is widely available in the southern region of Thailand and it has high
potential for biofuel applications. Applications of this biomass still have some limitations …

Investigation on the fuel quality and hydrophobicity of upgraded rice husk derived from various inert and oxidative torrefaction conditions

Z Zhao, S Feng, Y Zhao, Z Wang, J Ma, L Xu, J Yang… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Torrefaction is a promising approach which could optimize the behavior of biomass
effectively. In this research, a typical and abundant agricultural by-product rice husk was …

[HTML][HTML] Fuelling the future: unleashing energy and exergy efficiency from municipal green waste pyrolysis

MM Hasan, MG Rasul, MI Jahirul, M Mofijur - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to determine how different operating conditions for a fast pyrolysis process
employing municipal green waste (MGW) in an auger reactor affect product yields, overall …

[HTML][HTML] Charcoal as an alternative reductant in ferroalloy production: a review

GR Surup, A Trubetskaya, M Tangstad - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a fundamental and critical review of biomass application as renewable
reductant in integrated ferroalloy reduction process. The basis for the review is based on the …

A comprehensive overview of the continuous torrefaction method: Operational characteristics, applications, and challenges

A Javanmard, MFA Patah, A Zulhelmi… - Journal of the Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Throughout the history, the whole world have been concerned with the supply of energy and
fuel. Today, technological advancements and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves have …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of biomass solid fuels: Biomass sources, processing methods, and morphological and microstructural properties

SE Ibitoye, RM Mahamood, TC Jen, C Loha… - Journal of Bioresources …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass solid fuel (BSF) has emerged as a promising renewable energy source, but its
morphological and microstructural properties are crucial in determining their physical …

Experimental and modeling studies of torrefaction of spent coffee grounds and coffee husk: effects on surface chemistry and carbon dioxide capture performance

A Mukherjee, JA Okolie, C Niu, AK Dalai - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Torrefaction of biomass is a promising thermochemical pretreatment technique used to
upgrade the properties of biomass to produce solid fuel with improved fuel properties. A …

[HTML][HTML] Reactivity effects of inorganic content in biomass gasification: a review

A Trubetskaya - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review article discusses the effects of inorganic content and mechanisms on raw
biomass and char during gasification. The impacts of the inherent inorganics and externally …