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Energy production from biomass. (Part 2): Conversion technologies

Peter McKendry
- 01 May 2002 - 
- Vol. 83, Iss: 1, pp 47-54
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A brief review of the main conversion processes is presented, with specific regard to the production of a fuel suitable for spark ignition gas engines.
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This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2002-05-01. It has received 1919 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Primary energy & Renewable fuels.

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The power of biomass: experts disclose the potential for success of bioenergy technologies.

TL;DR: In this article, an expert elicitation exercise involving sixteen leading experts coming from different EU Member States was conducted to assess the potential cost reduction of RD&D (research, development and demonstration) efforts and to identify barriers to the diffusion of these technologies.
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Opportunities to Optimize the Palm Oil Supply Chain in Sumatra, Indonesia

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated opportunities for harnessing the full potential of palm oil residues (i.e., empty fruit bunches, kernel shells, fiber, and mill effluent).
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Nanomaterials for biofuel production using lignocellulosic waste

TL;DR: The application of nanomaterials for biofuel production from various lignocellulosic wastes is reviewed, with a focus on biomass complexity, pretreatment, enzyme denaturation and cost.
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Investigation of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technologies in Turkey from the technical and economic point of view

TL;DR: In this paper, the technical and economic analysis of organic rankine cycle (ORC) systems in Turkey and their application areas have been examined in detail, and the government incentives for renewable energy productions and industrial waste heat recovery opportunities are investigated and presented.

Catalytic removal of biomass tars : olivine as prospective in-bed catalyst for fluidized-bed biomass gasifiers

TL;DR: In this article, a fixed-bed reactor has been used to investigate catalytic decomposition of naphthalene over olivine, which is a naturally occurring silicate mineral from Norway, containing oxides of magnesium, iron and silicon.
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Energy production from biomass (Part 1): Overview of biomass.

TL;DR: The potential of a restored landfill site to act as a biomass source, providing fuel to supplement landfill gas-fuelled power stations, is examined, together with a comparison of the economics of power production from purpose-grown biomass versus waste-biomass.

An assessment of thermochemical conversion systems for processing biomass and refuse

A Bridgwater, +1 more
TL;DR: A survey of gasification, pyrolysis and liquefaction technologies for biomass and waste has been conducted to identify processes suitable for opportunities in the UK and Denmark as discussed by the authors.

Bioconversion assessment study

Jim Coombs
TL;DR: The ENERGIE RENOUVELABLE Reference Record created on 2004-09-07, modified on 2016-08-08 as discussed by the authors was created for the BIOMASSE project.
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