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Biomass resource facilities and biomass conversion processing for fuels and chemicals

Ayhan Demirbas
- 01 Jul 2001 - 
- Vol. 42, Iss: 11, pp 1357-1378
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The conversion technologies for utilizing biomass can be separated into four basic categories: direct combustion processes, thermochemical processes, biochemical processes and agrochemical processes as discussed by the authors, which can be subdivided into gasification, pyrolysis, supercritical fluid extraction and direct liquefaction.
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This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2001-07-01. It has received 1578 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biomass to liquid & Wood gas.

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Characteristics of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin pyrolysis

TL;DR: In this article, the pyrolysis characteristics of three main components (hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin) of biomass were investigated using, respectively, a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) detector and a pack bed.
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Biofuels from microalgae—A review of technologies for production, processing, and extractions of biofuels and co-products

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the technologies underpinning microalgae-to-bio-fuels systems, focusing on the biomass production, harvesting, conversion technologies, and the extraction of useful co-products.
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Lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis mechanism: A state-of-the-art review

TL;DR: A broad review of the state-of-the-art biomass pyrolysis research can be found in this article, where three major components (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) are discussed in detail.
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A comparative overview of hydrogen production processes

TL;DR: A comparative overview of the major hydrogen production methods is carried out in this article, where the process descriptions along with the technical and economic aspects of 14 different production methods are discussed, and the results regarding both the conventional and renewable methods are presented.
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Review of biomass pyrolysis oil properties and upgrading research

TL;DR: In this paper, the physicochemical properties and characteristics of the components and compositions of biomass pyrolysis oil have been discussed with some suggestions on upgrading and applications of bio-oil in the decades.
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Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future

Godfrey Boyle
TL;DR: The context of renewable energies cost and resource assessment solar thermal energy solar photovoltaics energy from biomass hydroelectricity tidal power wind energy wave energy geothermal energy integration of renewable energy sources is discussed in this paper.
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Calculation of higher heating values of biomass fuels

Ayhan Demirbas
- 01 Apr 1997 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors determined the higher heating values (HHV) of 16 biomass samples obtained from different Turkish sources from both ultimate and proximate analyses from both proximate analysis.
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Fuel properties and calculation of higher heating values of vegetable oils

Ayhan Demirbas
- 01 Jul 1998 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the physical, chemical and fuel properties of vegetable oils were investigated and the higher heating values of vegetable oil samples obtained from different Turkish sources were determined experimentally and calculated from chemical analyses.
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Biomass combustion for power generation

TL;DR: In this paper, the state of the art of biomass combustion power generation technologies with a capacity of more than 10 MWe were compared on a qualitative basis and on a quantitative basis.
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