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Pyrolysis of Wood/Biomass for Bio-oil: A Critical Review
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A review of the recent developments in the wood pyrolysis and reports the characteristics of the resulting bio-oils, which are the main products of fast wood pyrotechnics, can be found in this paper.Abstract:
Fast pyrolysis utilizes biomass to produce a product that is used both as an energy source and a feedstock for chemical production. Considerable efforts have been made to convert wood biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals since the oil crisis in mid-1970s. This review focuses on the recent developments in the wood pyrolysis and reports the characteristics of the resulting bio-oils, which are the main products of fast wood pyrolysis. Virtually any form of biomass can be considered for fast pyrolysis. Most work has been performed on wood, because of its consistency and comparability between tests. However, nearly 100 types of biomass have been tested, ranging from agricultural wastes such as straw, olive pits, and nut shells to energy crops such as miscanthus and sorghum. Forestry wastes such as bark and thinnings and other solid wastes, including sewage sludge and leather wastes, have also been studied. In this review, the main (although not exclusive) emphasis has been given to wood. The literature on woo...read more
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Slow pyrolysis of rice straw: analysis of products properties, carbon and energy yields.
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An overview of the effect of pyrolysis process parameters on biochar stability
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Utilization possibilities of palm shell as a source of biomass energy in Malaysia by producing bio-oil in pyrolysis process
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Miscanthus: A Promising Biomass Crop
Emily A. Heaton,Frank G. Dohleman,A. Fernando Miguez,John A. Juvik,Vera V. Lozovaya,Jack M. Widholm,Olga A. Zabotina,Gregory F. McIsaac,Mark B. David,Thomas B. Voigt,Nicholas N. Boersma,Stephen P. Long +11 more
TL;DR: M. × giganteus has great promise as an economically and ecologically viable biomass crop; however, there are still challenges to widespread commercial development.
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A short overview on purification and conditioning of syngas produced by biomass gasification: Catalytic strategies, process intensification and new concepts
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