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Jankovic, T.J. (author), Straathof, Adrie J.J. (author), Kiss, A.A. (author)Lignocellulosic biomass potentially represents a great feedstock for biofuel production, but its’ pretreatment needs to be enhanced in order to make biorefineries competitive with fossil fuel based alternatives. One way to make biorefineries more economically viable is to recover and valorize all generated by-products during the biomass...book chapter 2023
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Chandrasekaran, S. (author), Salah, Nora B. (author), Posada Duque, J.A. (author)To be the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, the European Union (EU) should decarbonize the aviation sector. According to the ReFuel initiative, sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are crucial in reducing carbon emissions from the sector. The Clean Sky 2 program by the EU commission, shortlisted four promising technologies - hydro...book chapter 2023
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Aboudi, Kaoutar (author), Ahmed, Banafsha (author), Tyagi, Vinay Kumar (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Aromatic compounds such as aromatic amines (AAs) or lignocellulose biomass derivatives are often recalcitrant to biological processes (i.e., anaerobic digestion). The level of recalcitrance is usually explained by the biochemical structure of the compounds, which determines their removal. AAs are present in dye wastewaters mainly originated...book chapter 2021
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Konishi, T. (author), Sagisaka, M. (author), Sharma, V.K. (author), Romero, J. (author)The triple bottom line approach, focusing on "People Planet Profit" is based on environmental,economic and social criteria. To ascertain the sustainability of biomass utilisation, these aspects must be considered to overcome or minimise the problems. Then quantitative measures are needed for assessing impacts from environment, economic and...conference paper 2010
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Liang, Xuhui (author), Dong, Hua (author), Li, Zhenming (author), van Zijl, Marc Brito (author), Ye, Guang (author)This paper investigated the feasibility of using biomass fly ash (BFA) to prepare alkaliactivated slag and fly ash paste. The reference mixture was alkali-activated slag and coal fly ash (CFA) paste with a slag-to-coal fly ash ratio of 50/50. In other mixtures, coal fly ash was replaced at 40% and 100% with BFA, respectively. The results showed...conference paper 2021
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Yan, Y. (author), Vreeburg, Wouter (author), Chen, Guangming (author), Schott, D.L. (author)Using bionic surface on the material equipment interface of bulk handling equipment is a promising solution for wear reduction. A bionic surface is a flat surface outfitted with a pattern of convexes that disrupt the natural sliding flow of bulk material. Previous numerical work has shown a significant reduction of wear of bionic surfaces...conference paper 2019
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Gilvari, H. (author), de Jong, W. (author), Schott, D.L. (author)The breakage behaviour of biomass pellets with a diameter of 6 mm under uniaxial compression test was studied experimentally and numerically using the discrete element method (DEM). Two types of the available bonding contact models in EDEM software were used to compare the macroscopic properties including the maximum stress at failure, strain at...conference paper 2019
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Gilvari, H. (author), de Jong, W. (author), Schott, D.L. (author)The transportation, handling, and storage of biomass pellets are challenging due to pellet breakage and fines generation. The amount of fines generated during transportation and handling of biomass pellets is mostly measured in the laboratory using mechanical durability testers such as tumbling can method according to ISO 17831-1. This standard...conference paper 2019
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Liang, X. (author), Dong, H. (author), Li, Z. (author), van Zijl, Marc Brito (author), Ye, G. (author)This paper investigated the feasibility of using biomass fly ash (BFA) to prepare alkaliactivated slag and fly ash paste. The reference mixture was alkali-activated slag and coal fly ash (CFA) paste with a slag-to-coal fly ash ratio of 50/50. In other mixtures, coal fly ash was replaced at 40% and 100% with BFA, respectively. The results showed...conference paper 2021
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Khan, A.A. (author)This PhD dissertation concerns the study of different aspects of biomass (co)-combustion in small-scale fluidized bed boilers for heat generation. The most renowned gaseous emissions from fluidized bed combustion, namely, CO and NO, are investigated with the help of experimental and theoretical studies. In addition, dust and metal emissions in...doctoral thesis 2007
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Joshi, Y.V. (author)Co-firing biomass with coal in pulverized fuel boilers is a readily implementable means for attaining renewable electricity generation targets. Even as utilities have gained considerable operational experience over the past years with co-firing small quantities (0-3% on energy basis) of assorted biomass and waste residues for power production,...doctoral thesis 2015
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Meijnen, J.P. (author)The rising price of oil and impending deficit of fossil resources stimulate the development of alternative processes for the production of chemicals. The production of biochemicals from lignocellulosic biomass is a promising alternative. Lignocellulosic biomass consists of a mixture of sugars that can be converted into valuable products or...doctoral thesis 2010
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The Chemistry and Technology of Furfural Production in Modern Lignocellulose-Feedstock BiorefineriesMarcotullio, G. (author)This dissertation deals with biorefinery technology development, i.e. with the development of sustainable industrial methods aimed at the production of chemicals, fuels, heat and power from lignocellulosic biomass. This work is particularly focused on the production of furfural from hemicellulose-derived pentoses. The possibility of producing...doctoral thesis 2011
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Giuntoli, J. (author)This dissertation deals with the characterization of several biomass materials under thermal conversion conditions using small--scale equipment. The fuels are tested under the conditions of slow and fast heating rate pyrolysis and combustion, with the main goal of investigating the chemistry of fuel--bound nitrogen. New energy policies put...doctoral thesis 2010
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Di Nola, G. (author)This dissertation investigates the impact of various biomass fuels and combustion conditions on the NOx emissions during biomass co-firing. Fossil fuels dominated the energy scenario since the industrial revolution. However, in the last decades, increasing concerns about their availability and environmental risks related with their extensive...doctoral thesis 2007
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Junicke, H. (author)Anaerobic digestion is a widely applied process in which close interactions between different microbial groups result in the formation of renewable energy in the form of biogas. Nevertheless, the regulatory mechanisms of the electron transfer between acetogenic bacteria and methanogenic archaea in the final steps of the anaerobic digestion...doctoral thesis 2015
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Wu, M.R. (author)This research explores the possibility of a large-scale bulk terminal in West Europe dedicated to handle solid and liquid biomass materials. Various issues regarding the conceptual design of such a terminal have been investigated and demonstrated in this research: the potential biomass materials that will be the major international trade flows...doctoral thesis 2012