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 …

A review of recent developments in hydrogen production via biogas dry reforming

Y Gao, J Jiang, Y Meng, F Yan, A Aihemaiti - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biogas is a promising renewable energy resource. Among the existing biogas utilization
technologies, dry reforming can convert two major greenhouse gases in biogas, methane …

Pyrolysis of microalgae: A critical review

C Yang, R Li, B Zhang, Q Qiu, B Wang, H Yang… - Fuel Processing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae as an environmentally friendly renewable feedstock can be processed into an
array of products via conversion technologies such as algal lipid upgrading, liquefaction …

A review of recent developments in catalytic applications of biochar-based materials

R Shan, J Han, J Gu, H Yuan, B Luo, Y Chen - … , conservation and recycling, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar, produced by the thermal decomposition of various biomass sources, is applied in
different fields of research due to its distinctive properties. With the recent explosion of …

Preparation and application of biochar-based catalysts for biofuel production

F Cheng, X Li - Catalysts, 2018 - mdpi.com
Firstly, this paper reviews two main methods for biochar synthesis, namely conventional
pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization (HTC). The related processes are described, and …

H2 Production from Methane Reforming over Molybdenum Carbide Catalysts: From Surface Properties and Reaction Mechanism to Catalyst Development

H Wang, Y Diao, Z Gao, KJ Smith, X Guo, D Ma… - Acs …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen, with its high energy content and environmental-friendly properties, is considered
an effective energy carrier in addition to fossil fuels. Methane reforming represents a major …

Metal-supported biochar catalysts for sustainable biorefinery, electrocatalysis, and energy storage applications: a review

R Ramos, VK Abdelkader-Fernández, R Matos… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biochar (BCH) is a carbon-based bio-material produced from thermochemical conversion of
biomass. Several activation or functionalization methods are usually used to improve …

Sandwiched SiO2@ Ni@ ZrO2 as a coke resistant nanocatalyst for dry reforming of methane

J Dou, R Zhang, X Hao, Z Bao, T Wu, B Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Design active and coke resistant Ni based catalysts is critical for implementation of
dry reforming of methane technology. In this work, coke resistant SiO 2@ Ni@ ZrO 2 catalyst …

Catalytic hydroprocessing of microalgae-derived biofuels: a review

C Yang, R Li, C Cui, S Liu, Q Qiu, Y Ding, Y Wu… - Green …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The algal biofuel technology has been accelerated greatly during the last decade.
Microalgae can be processed into a broad spectrum of biofuel precursors, which mainly …

Nanoparticle size effects on phase stability for molybdenum and tungsten carbides

A Shrestha, X Gao, JC Hicks, C Paolucci - Chemistry of Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal carbides (TMCs) are important materials for a variety of applications and
industrial processes, in part because of their variable crystal structures and surfaces …