This work addresses the effect of operating parameters and catalysts on pyrolytic products yield and nature of pyrolytic liquid generated from Areca catechu sawdust (AN). Physicochemical characteristics of AN showcased its bio-energy potential as a…
This study investigated the effect of biochar immobilized consortium for enhanced biotreatment of oil refinery wastewater in sequencing batch reactors. The control reactor (R0), and reactors with free bacterial consortium (R1), biochar (R2) and…
It is hard to imagine life on earth without the existence of plants, which have several hundreds of thousands of varieties. Most of the plants are with green leaves and divided further into several categories such as leafy, flowering, conifers and…
Presently more energy is sourced from the natural gas grid than the electricity grid in the EU and the US. Furthermore hard-to-abate sectors such as heavy-duty transport are not readily served by electricity. Decarbonised energy systems will require…
This work examines the possible use of post-pyrolysis char made from spent vehicle tyres as a carrier for phase change materials (PCM), which could be used as an additive to cement mortar. Because of the ability of PCM to accumulate heat, the cement…
In an endeavor towards GHG neutrality, alternatives to fossil carbon resources are explored, such as the use of biomass carbon. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical process that can convert residual biomasses into liquid (bio-oil), solid (biochar) and gaseous…
Recently, the adsorption-based environmental remediation techniques have gained a considerable attention, due to their economic viability and simplicity over other methods. Hence, detailed presentation and analysis were herein focused on describing…
Soapnuts and other saponin-rich plant materials are known for their phytochemistry and pharmacology. After a gap of two decades, there has been a sudden spate in research on soapnuts with experiments on a wide range of applications. The present…
Crude oil contamination is a serious environmental threat to soil and plants growing in it. Biochar has the potential of biostimulation for remediation of crude oil-contaminated soil. Therefore, the current research was designed to analyze the…
The negative impacts of the extraction and exploration of fossil fuel on the environment and its depletion that has led to environmental degradation have encouraged researchers, stakeholders, and the government to explore alternative and renewable…
Recently, the adsorption-based environmental remediation techniques have gained a considerable attention, due to their economic viability and simplicity over other methods. Hence, detailed presentation and analysis were herein focused on describing…
Thermochemical methods namely pyrolysis, gasification/hydrothermal gasification, combustion, hydrothermal liquefaction and hydrothermal carbonization are widely practiced to convert algal biomass into fuels. Among the methods, pyrolysis, and…
Soapnuts and other saponin-rich plant materials are known for their phytochemistry and pharmacology. After a gap of two decades, there has been a sudden spate in research on soapnuts with experiments on a wide range of applications. The present…
Miscanthus is a perennial grass that can be cultivated on marginal lands and used in multiple biobased applications. Through pyrolysis, it can be converted to bio-oil, biochar, and non-condensable gases. This study presents the mass balance and…
Herein, four kinds of low-cost biochars (i.e. straw, rice husk, peanut shell and sawdust biochar) were used as the catalysts and their influence on the HTL of microalgae was investigated. It indicated that the biochars could improve the bio-oil…
The current study was dedicated to finding the effect of soil amendments (biochar and compost) on plants belonging to Poaceae and Fabaceae families. Plants selected for the phytoremediation experiment included wheat (Triticum aestivum), maize (Zea…