Machine learning tabulation of thermochemistry of fuel blends
Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 2022 The objective of the present work is to develop a machine learning tabulation methodology for thermochemistry that accounts for fuel blends. The approach is based on the hybrid flamelet/random data and multiple multilayer perceptrons (HFRD-MMLP ...
Tianjie Ding +2 more
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Wood combustion nanoparticles emitted by conventional and advanced technology cordwood boilers, and their interactions in vitro with human lung epithelial monolayers [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2022 Biomass-burning boilers and stoves are widely used in many parts of the world, producing combustion emissions linked with health risks. Combustion emission nanoparticles (NPs) were collected from four representative wood burning boilers using oak ...
Barbara Panessa-Warren +6 more
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Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 2022 Turbulent mixing processes and species transport govern many important properties like stability and pollutant formation of reactive systems. We propose spectrally resolved absorption tomography as a viable tool to quantitatively assess species transport
Johannes Emmert +4 more
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Oxidative torrefaction and torrefaction-based biorefining of biomass: a critical review [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2022 Torrefaction is a vital pretreatment technology for thermochemical biorefinery applications like pyrolysis, gasification, and liquefaction. Oxidative torrefaction, an economical version of torrefaction, has recently gained much attention in the renewable
Udya Madhavi Aravindi Devaraja +3 more
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The role of sustainability assessment tools in realizing bioenergy and bioproduct systems [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2022 The pressing global challenges, including global warming and climate change, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the Covid-19 pandemic, all are indicative of the necessity of a transition from fossil-based systems toward bioenergy and bioproduct to ensure our ...
Mortaza Aghbashlo +3 more
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Fossil energy price and outdoor air pollution: predictions from a QUAIDS model [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2020 Cheap fossil energy leads to overconsumption of energy and hazardous levels of air pollution. In this study, we provide a framework to connect fossil energy price policy to private consumption of energy and outdoor air pollution.
Seyed Reza Khatibi +4 more
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Pyrolysis characteristic of kenaf studied with separated tissues, alkali pulp, and alkali li [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2015 To estimate the potential of kenaf as a new biomass source, analytical pyrolysis was performed using various kenaf tissues, i.e., alkali lignin and alkali pulp.
Yasuo Kojima +4 more
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Modeling of thermochemical conversion of waste biomass – a comprehensive review [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2021 Thermochemical processes, which include pyrolysis, torrefaction, gasification, combustion, and hydrothermal conversions, are perceived to be more efficient in converting waste biomass to energy and value-added products than biochemical processes.
Sinhara Perera +3 more
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Anaerobic treatment of agro-industrial wastewaters for COD removal in expanded granular sludge bed bioreactor [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2017 Untreated agro-industrial wastewaters are undesirable in the aquatic environment due to the presence of high organic matter contents. However, they may constitute a large potential for biogas production.
Abumalé Cruz-Salomón +5 more
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Yeast cell factories for sustainable whey-to-ethanol valorisation towards a circular economy [PDF]
Biofuel Research Journal, 2021 Cheese whey is the major by-product of the dairy industry, and its disposal constitutes an environmental concern. The production of cheese whey has been increasing, with 190 million tonnes per year being produced nowadays.
Patrícia Carvalho +3 more
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