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Milisav, Andrej (author)The transport sector remains one of the largest CO2 emitting sectors globally. Decarbonizing the transport sector is an important aspect in the energy transition. The word transition is key, since it will take several decades or more to transition to a fully sustainable world. During this transition mainly heavy-duty vehicles and probably most...master thesis 2023
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Bias, Nikos (author)The global temperature rise has pushed governments more into finding ways to reduce CO2 emissions, by increasing the use of renewable fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass (wood, forest residues, agricultural residues) is a renewable fuel that has still not been utilized to its full potential. That is because it lacks properties such as homogeneity,...master thesis 2023
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Stojilovska, Ana (author), Dokupilová, Dušana (author), Gouveia, João Pedro (author), Bajomi, Anna Zsófia (author), Tirado-Herrero, Sergio (author), Feldmár, Nóra (author), Kyprianou, Ioanna (author), Feenstra, M.H. (author)Fuelwood has been overlooked by European energy transition policies, despite its importance as a domestic energy source for many European households. We study fuelwood use for coping with energy poverty based on the lived experience of energy-vulnerable households in five diverse European countries (Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, and...journal article 2023
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Winkelhorst, O.M. (author), Cabau Peinado, O. (author), Straathof, Adrie J.J. (author), Jourdin, L. (author)Microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) employ microorganisms utilizing solid-state electrodes as either electron sink or electron source, such as in microbial electrosynthesis (MES). METs reaction rate is traditionally normalized to the electrode dimensions or to the electrolyte volume, but should also be normalized to biomass amount...journal article 2023
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Kuo, Po Chih (author), Sun, Zhuang (author), Özdemir, F. (author), Aziz, Muhammad (author), Wu, Wei (author)Efficient CO<sub>2</sub> utilization in the thermochemical conversion of biomass plays an important role in creating a future low-carbon economy. This study attempts to explore the CO<sub>2</sub>-assisted chemical looping gasification and co-gasification process of lignocellulosic biomass components (hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin) with...journal article 2023
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Li, Ji (author), Hao, Xiaodi (author), Shen, Zhan (author), Wu, Yuanyuan (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author)A high moisture content of waste activated sludge (WAS) associated with a low calorific value needs to be deeply dried towards self-supporting incineration. On the other hand, thermal energy with low temperature exchanged from treated effluent has great potential for drying sludge. Unfortunately, low-temperature drying of sludge seems to be...journal article 2023
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Fu, S. (author), Li, M. (author), Asperti, S. (author), de Jong, W. (author), Kortlever, R. (author)N-doped carbon materials can be efficient and cost-effective catalysts for the electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction reaction (CO<sub>2</sub>RR). Activators are often used in the synthesis process to increase the specific surface area and porosity of these carbon materials. However, owing to the diversity of activators and the differences...journal article 2023
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Cutz, L. (author), Tiringer, U. (author), de Jong, W. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author)Long transport distances and extended storage of biomass pellets especially in humid environments provide a suitable setting for enhanced degradation in the form of moisture sorption, cracking and attrition. We developed an optically transparent, low-cost and environmentally friendly coating to reduce moisture sorption and storage degradation...journal article 2023
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Zha, Qinying (author)Palm oil is a popular ingredient in domestic products. The palm oil industry has been growing rapidly over the past decades, so that the amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME) generated from the palm oil production has been increasing as well. The anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) is a treatment solution that can remove organic pollutants...student report 2022
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Bechmann, Clarissa (author), Liu, Shiru (author), Steenbergen, Emy (author), Zhang, Minshi (author)Nowadays, circular economy is of growing importance in the social, economic, and environmental fields. The realisation happens on different scales. First steps towards a circular economy have already been taken, but it will take time before a circular world is reached. Also, under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the bio-based concept...student report 2022
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Shin, Donghoon (author), Francis, Akhil (author), Aravind, P.V. (author), Woudstra, T. (author), de Jong, W. (author), Roekaerts, D.J.E.M. (author)A theoretical evaluation of the biochar production process using a biomass gasifier has been carried out herein. Being distinguished from the previous research trend examining the use of a biomass gasifier, which has been focused on energy efficiency, the present study tries to figure out the effect of biochar production rate on the overall...journal article 2022
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Al-Muraisy, S.A.A. (author), Soares, L.A. (author), Chuayboon, Srirat (author), Ismail, Shahrul Bin (author), Abanades, Stéphane (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), Lindeboom, R.E.F. (author)Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) is an abundant waste that is commonly incinerated, causing environmental pollution. In this study, an alternative waste management approach was investigated to produce value-added syngas from OPEFB using solar steam gasification. The three operating variables were temperature (1100–1300 °C), H<sub>2</sub>O...journal article 2022
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Gartland, Nicolas (author), Pruyn, J.F.J. (author)The design and preliminary estimations of biomass supply chains are essential in matching energy supply to energy demand. This is especially true of novel/future fuels and technologies in large industries. In this paper, a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model was formulated to represent biofuel supply chains across Europe for the...journal article 2022
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van den Berg, L. (author), Pronk, M. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author), de Kreuk, M.K. (author)Granular sludge processes are frequently used in domestic and industrial wastewater treatment. The granule buoyant density and biomass density are important parameters for the design and operation of granular sludge reactors. Different methods to measure the granule density include the pycnometer method, the Percoll density gradient method,...journal article 2022
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Rituraj, G. (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)In recent years, the research interest in off-grid (standalone mode) and hybrid (capable of both standalone and grid-connected modes) charging systems for electric vehicles (EVs) has increased. The main reason is to provide a seamless charging infrastructure in urban and rural areas where the electrical grid is unreliable or unavailable so that...journal article 2022
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Goel, Avishek (author), Mohammadzadeh Moghaddam, E. (author), Liu, Wen (author), He, Chao (author), Konttinen, Jukka (author)Biomass chemical looping gasification (BCLG) offers significant advantages over the conventional biomass gasification process in terms of enhanced gasification efficiency, inherent CO<sub>2</sub> capture, process circularity, and mitigated emissions of pollutants. This review discusses the prevailing status of research and development of BCLG...review 2022
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Fan, Guangpeng (author), Xu, Zhenyu (author), Wang, Jinhu (author), Nan, L. (author), Xiao, Huijie (author), Xin, Zhiming (author), Chen, Feixiang (author)Complexity of forest structure is an important factor contributing to uncertainty in aboveground biomass estimates. In this study, we present a new method for reducing uncertainty in forest aboveground biomass (AGB) estimation based on plot-level terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) point clouds reconstruction. The method estimates the total AGB...journal article 2022
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Vijay, V. (author), Kapoor, Rimika (author), Priyanka Singh, P. (author), Hiloidhari, Moonmoon (author), Ghosh, Pooja (author)Clean energy transition via utilizing biomass resources has been projected as an important climate change mitigation strategy. A vital characteristic of biomass is its localized nature; therefore, bioenergy utilization should follow decentralized planning. Agrarian countries like India can take benefit of its large agricultural biomass waste...journal article 2022
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Toja Ortega, S. (author), van den Berg, L. (author), Pronk, M. (author), de Kreuk, M.K. (author)In aerobic granular sludge (AGS) reactors, granules of different sizes coexist in a single reactor. Their differences in settling behaviour cause stratification in the settled granule bed. In combination with substrate concentration gradients over the reactor height during the anaerobic plug-flow feeding regime, this can result in functional...journal article 2022
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Kuo, P.C. (author), Illathu Kandy, B. (author), Özdemir, F. (author), Woudstra, T. (author), Aravind, P.V. (author)Biochar derived from pyrolysis or gasification has been gaining significant attention in the recent years due to its potential wide applications for the development of negative emissions technologies. A new concept was developed for biochar and power co-generation system using a combination of biomass pyrolysis (BP) unit, solid oxide fuel cells ...journal article 2022