Valorization of biomass waste to engineered activated biochar by microwave pyrolysis: Progress, challenges, and future directions

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How do different feedstocks and pyrolysis conditions effectively change biochar modification scenarios? A critical analysis of engineered biochars under H2O2 oxidation

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Review of microwave-based treatments of biomass gasification tar

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Microwave biochars produced with activated carbon catalyst: Characterization and sorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

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Comparative Investigation of Yield and Quality of Bio-Oil and Biochar from Pyrolysis of Woody and Non-Woody Biomasses

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Thermochemical conversion of agroforestry biomass and solid waste using decentralized and mobile systems for renewable energy and products

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CO2 capture and utilization with solid waste

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Retrieving back plastic wastes for conversion to value added petrochemicals: opportunities, challenges and outlooks

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A critical review on biochar production from pine wastes, upgradation techniques, environmental sustainability, and challenges

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Propensity and appraisal of biochar performance in removal of oil spills: A comprehensive review

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Avocado-Derived Biomass as a Source of Bioenergy and Bioproducts

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Critical assessment of reaction pathways for conversion of agricultural waste biomass into formic acid

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Silicon Nitride-BP-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Highly Sensitive Biosensor for Virus SARS-CoV-2 Detection

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Valorization of agriculture waste biomass as biochar: As first-rate biosorbent for remediation of contaminated soil

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Advances in preparation, application in contaminant removal, and environmental risks of biochar-based catalysts: a review

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Microwave pyrolysis and its applications to the in situ recovery and conversion of oil from tar-rich coal: An overview on fundamentals, methods, and challenges

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Generating alternative fuel and bioplastics from medical plastic waste and waste frying oil using microwave co-pyrolysis combined with microbial fermentation

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Residual Biomass: A Comprehensive Review on the Importance, Uses and Potential in a Circular Bioeconomy Approach

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Waste to energy: A review of biochar production with emphasis on mathematical modelling and its applications

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Breakdown of biomass for energy applications using microwave pyrolysis: A technological review

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A critical review of the use of nanomaterials in the biomass pyrolysis process

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Lignin recovery from cocoa bean shell using microwave-assisted extraction and deep eutectic solvents

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Climate mitigation potential of sustainable biochar production in China

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Acidic seawater improved 5-hydroxymethylfurfural yield from sugarcane bagasse under microwave hydrothermal liquefaction

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Insight into the mechanisms of ball-milled biochar addition on soil tetracycline degradation enhancement: Physicochemical properties and microbial community structure

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Co-pyrolysis characteristics of forestry and agricultural residues and waste plastics: Thermal decomposition and products distribution

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Microwave-assisted pyrolysis derived biochar for volatile organic compounds treatment: Characteristics and adsorption performance

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Influence of carbon black filler on pyrolysis kinetic behaviour and TG-FTIR-GC–MS analysis of glass fibre reinforced polymer composites

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Use of carbon-based advanced materials for energy conversion and storage applications: Recent Development and Future Outlook

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A Comprehensive Review on Recent Advancements in Thermochemical Processes for Clean Hydrogen Production to Decarbonize the Energy Sector

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Preparation of pyrolysis products by catalytic pyrolysis of poplar: Application of biochar in antibiotic wastewater treatment

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Microwave co-pyrolysis of PET bottle waste and rice husk: effect of plastic waste loading on product formation

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A review on prominent animal and municipal wastes as potential feedstocks for solar pyrolysis for biochar production

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Investigating the characterisation, kinetic mechanism, and thermodynamic behaviour of coal-biomass blends in co-pyrolysis process

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Porous MgO-modified biochar adsorbents fabricated by the activation of Mg(NO3)2 for phosphate removal: Synergistic enhancement of porosity and active sites

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Recent advances in valorization of organic municipal waste into energy using biorefinery approach, environment and economic analysis

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Bioremediation strategies with biochar for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)-contaminated soils: A review

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CO2-assisted co-pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge and hyperaccumulator biomass: Dynamic and comparative analyses of evolved gases, bio-oils, biochars, and reaction mechanisms

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Modification of biochar with high-energy ball milling: Development of porosity and surface acid functional groups

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An Overview on the Conversion of Forest Biomass into Bioenergy

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Progress in pyrolysis conversion of waste into value-added liquid pyro-oil, with focus on heating source and machine learning analysis

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Preparation of valuable pyrolysis products from poplar waste under different temperatures by pyrolysis: Evaluation of pyrolysis products

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Biochar-based catalysts: an efficient and sustainable approach for water remediation from organic pollutants via advanced oxidation processes

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Structure-performance correlation of high surface area and hierarchical porous biochars as chloramphenicol adsorbents

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Sustainable production of porous carbon from biomass: Influence of pre-carbonization on pore evolution and environment impact

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Biodiesel production from wet microalgae: Progress and challenges

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Sustainable synergy: unleashing the potential of biomass in integrated biorefineries

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Applying microwave vacuum pyrolysis to design moisture retention and pH neutralizing palm kernel shell biochar for mushroom production

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Strategic hazard mitigation of waste furniture boards via pyrolysis: Pyrolysis behavior, mechanisms, and value-added products

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A binary oxide-biochar composite for adsorption of arsenic from aqueous solutions: Combined microwave pyrolysis and electrochemical modification

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Valorisation of agri-food waste to fertilisers is a challenge in implementing the circular economy concept in practice

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Biofuel production by co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and other materials: a review

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Machine learning and statistical analysis for biomass torrefaction: A review

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Recent insights into mechanism of modified bio-adsorbents for the remediation of environmental pollutants

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Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of agricultural residues: current scenario, challenges, and future direction

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Insight into atrazine removal by fallen leaf biochar prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures: Batch experiments, column adsorption and DFT calculations

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Influence of Biomass Composition and Microwave Pyrolysis Conditions on Biochar Yield and its Properties: a Machine Learning Approach

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Microwave-assisted pyrolysis technology for bioenergy recovery: Mechanism, performance, and prospect

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Production of solid fuels by hydrothermal treatment of wastes of biomass, plastic, and biomass/plastic mixtures: A review

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Sustainable CO2 capture via adsorption by chitosan-based functional biomaterial: A review on recent advances, challenges, and future directions

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Microwave-assisted gasification of biomass for sustainable and energy-efficient biohydrogen and biosyngas production: A state-of-the-art review

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Microwave Pyrolysis Coupled with Conventional Pre-Pyrolysis of the Stalk for Syngas and Biochar

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Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions by high performance capacitive deionization process using biochar derived from Sargassum hemiphyllum

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The potential of lignin-functionalized metal catalysts - A systematic review

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Recent advances in polyolefinic plastic pyrolysis to produce fuels and chemicals

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Recycling potential of waste printed circuit boards using pyrolysis: Status quo and perspectives

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Biochar as a carbonaceous material to enhance soil quality in drylands ecosystems: A review

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Progress in thermodynamic simulation and system optimization of pyrolysis and gasification of biomass

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Enhancement of aromatics from catalytic pyrolysis of yellow poplar: Role of hydrogen and methane decomposition

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Co-pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge and red wood waste in a continuously operated auger reactor under microwave irradiation

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Synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from dehydration of biomass-derived glucose and fructose using supported metal catalysts

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One-pot synthesis of biomass-derived porous carbons for multipurpose energy applications

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