The global energy matrix and use of agricultural residues for bioenergy production: A review with inspiring insights that aim to contribute to deliver solutions for society and industrial sectors through suggestions for future research

Ribeiro, Guilherme Fernando; Braghini, Aldo

doi:10.1177/0734242x231154149

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“…Solid biomass is the most demanding and promising renewable energy alternative to fossil fuels (Rajmohan, Ramya & Varjani 2021). Solid biomass is less location-and climatedependent, inexpensive, abundant, and also globally available (Ribeiro & Junior 2023). Moreover, biomass is often emission negative (Quan, Jia & Gao 2020).…”

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Upgrading of physical and elemental quality of wheat straw pellets using additive blends

Nath,

Chen,

Bowtell

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Densification of biomass is typically done by pelletising to produce clean fuel from renewable resources. This study investigated the impact of additive blends for wheat straw pellet making and upgrading the physiochemical properties. Five additives, including sawdust (SD), bentonite clay (BC), corn starch (S), crude glycerol (CG), and biochar (BioC) were chosen for this study. Pellets were made from seven different combinations using a laboratory-scale pellet mill. The pellets' physical and elemental quality was evaluated and compared with ISO 17225-8 standards. The pellet’s mechanical durability, tensile strength and bulk density increased from 80 to 99%, 0.36 to 2.09 MPa, and 244 to 665.21 kg/m3, respectively, which met the requirements of the ISO standards. The additive blend pellets (T3 ~ T7) had a fines content of less than 2%, also meeting the ISO standard. Further, all pellets showed a water absorption capacity under 2%, except T1 and T5. Finally, the fixed carbon contents increased from 11.1–30.90% and energy contents from 17.02 to 20.36 MJ/kg, which showed a significant synergistic effect of blending additives. Overall, pellets with additives mixed met the pellet ISO standard specification requirements, except for inorganic ash content. The study demonstrated that wheat straw is a good biomass source for pellet-making for energy applications, but further research on suitable additive mixing is still needed.

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Upgrading of physical and elemental quality of wheat straw pellets using additive blends

Nath,

Chen,

Bowtell

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Chloride leaching of eucalyptus wood particles by water for pellets production

Cândido,

Carneiro,

Vital

et al. 2024

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Combinatorial high throughput methodologies: the potentials in heterogeneous catalysts synthesis, screening and discovery—a review

Emmanuel

2024

Bull Natl Res Cent

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Background Catalysis represents a critical field that greatly contributes to human living, technology, economic growth and the environment. Compact catalysts have frequently been applied in manufacturing a range of substances and fuels, thus essentially subsidising income and good living. Catalysts offer significant ecological profits, such as catalytic transformers, fuel cell technology, chemical production and environmental cleaning in automobiles. Still, the use of catalysts is anticipated to raise due to the need to discover ecologically responsive production pathways and affordable products. Main body of the abstract Since its discovery, catalysis has played a vital role in a range of fields, from industrial production, sustainable energy strategy and environmental cleaning to the pharmaceutical industry. The discovery and use of catalysts mark a critical aspect in chemistry due to the raising need for greater output plus effectiveness in industry and cleaner production. Despite their importance, the invention of catalysts remained a challenge as it relied on trial-and-error tactics. Customarily, catalysts were developed using various tiresome, time-wasting and usually one-at-a-time techniques characterised and screened for activity and modified until no extra improvements were necessary. However, with the advancement in science and technology, catalyst discovery has been made more accessible and faster through combinatorial techniques. Combinatorial experimentation technologies in chemistry are a fast emerging field that includes the formulation and fast creation of a combination of material libraries and parallel screening for particular chemical or physical characteristics of concern in a general economical and compelling style. These techniques in heterogeneous catalysis are essential for the quick invention of catalysts and for improving the available ones. The rapid and economic invention of catalysts and optimisation of the available ones attract much industrial interest. Short conclusion The present review uncovers catalysis development, progress, history and some applications. The latest developments and challenges associated with using high throughput experimentation techniques in synthesising, optimising, discovering and screening catalysts are discussed. A high throughput experimentation approach is potential in catalysis and is promising.

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The global energy matrix and use of agricultural residues for bioenergy production: A review with inspiring insights that aim to contribute to deliver solutions for society and industrial sectors through suggestions for future research

Cited by 6 publications

References 137 publications

Upgrading of physical and elemental quality of wheat straw pellets using additive blends

Upgrading of physical and elemental quality of wheat straw pellets using additive blends

Chloride leaching of eucalyptus wood particles by water for pellets production

Combinatorial high throughput methodologies: the potentials in heterogeneous catalysts synthesis, screening and discovery—a review

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