Development of biochar as fuel and catalyst in energy recovery technologies

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 188, Issue , 2018, Pages 477-488

  Waqas, M ^a   Aburiazaiza, A S ^a   Miandad, R ^b   Rehan, M ^a   Barakat, M A ^a,c   Nizami, A S ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion (AD); Biochar; Biomass; Energy recovery technologies; Pyrolysis; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ALKALINITY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; FUELS; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; RECOVERY; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ADSORBENT MATERIALS; BIO CHARS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CONVERSION REACTIONS; ENERGY RECOVERY; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; SORPTIVE CAPACITIES; TRANSESTERIFICATION PROCESS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 85047607817     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.017     Document Type: Article

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