Biomass pyrolysis modelling and process optimization have become central to the development of renewable carbon value chains, offering routes to bio-oils, syngas and biochar with minimal environmental ...

Pyrolysis involves thermally decomposing organic feedstocks in an oxygen-limited environment to yield solid char, liquid bio-oil and gaseous products. Process parameters such as temperature, heating ...

A new study published in Biochar shows that the water naturally present in plant biomass is not merely a processing obstacle.

PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s abundant oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB), long regarded as one of the plantation ...

As a biofuel, ethanol has drawbacks. Conventional engines and infrastructure can corrode when exposed to it. The alcohol can absorb water from the air, reducing its already low energy density and ...

Renewable energy, especially biomass pyrolysis, are receiving increasing attention due to their economic and environmental benefits. To advance biomass pyrolysis technologies, it is crucial to ...

Come August, negotiators will congregate in Geneva for yet another round of talks on hammering out a Global Plastics Treaty, under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme. They will pick ...

An early-stage company spun out of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, plans to commercialize a catalytic process for converting cellulosic biomass into five of the chemicals found in gasoline.