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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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Biomass pyrolysis for chemicals
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Biofuel production and kinetics analysis for microwave pyrolysis of Douglas fir sawdust pellet
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Biomass burning contributions to urban aerosols in a coastal Mediterranean City
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TL;DR: Mean annual biomass burning contributions to the bulk particulate matter (PM(X)) load were quantified in a southern-European urban environment (Barcelona, Spain) with special attention to typical Mediterranean winter and summer conditions by means of the Multilinear Engine.
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Evaluation methods and research progresses in bio-oil storage stability
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Catalytic conversion of cellulose to hexitols with mesoporous carbon supported Ni-based bimetallic catalysts
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TL;DR: In this paper, Ni-based bimetallic catalysts supported on mesoporous carbon have been developed for catalytic conversion of cellulose to hexitols, over which the maximum hexitol yield reached 59.8%.
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