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

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Enhanced hydrogen production from anaerobically digested sludge using microwave assisted pyrolysis

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Solar pyrolysis of biomass - part I: Volatile evolution mechanism

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Pyrolysis of sludge briquettes for the preparation of cylindrical-shaped biochar and comparison between CO2 and steam activation

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Consecutive recovery of recovered carbon black and limonene from waste tyres by thermal pyrolysis in a rotary kiln

Bowles, A., Nievas, Á., & Fowler, G. D. (2023) · Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy · doi:10.1016/j.scp.2023.100972 · Cited by 35

Biochar gasification: Insights from pyrolysis atmospheres and gasification heating rates

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Catalytic co-pyrolysis of coffee grounds and polyethylene: A comparison of HZSM-5 and HY

Fu, J., Lin, S., Cai, B., Liang, J., Chen, Z., Evrendilek, F., Zhong, S., Yang, Z., Yang, C., He, Y., et al. (2024) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130815 · Cited by 35

Engineered biochar/hydrochar derived from organic wastes for energy, environmental, and agricultural applications

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A perspective on biomass-derived biofuels: From catalyst design principles to fuel properties

Kim, Y., Thomas, A. E., Robichaud, D. J., Iisa, K., John, P. C. S., Etz, B. D., Fioroni, G. M., Dutta, A., McCormick, R. L., Mukarakate, C., et al. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123198 · Cited by 35

A decision support method for biochars characterization from carbonization of grape pomace

Ferreira, A. F., Ribau, J., & Costa, M. (2021) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105946 · Cited by 38

Application of typical artificial carbon materials from biomass in environmental remediation and improvement: A review

Lan, Y., Du, Q., Tang, C., Cheng, K., & Yang, F. (2021) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113340 · Cited by 38

Green Carbon Nanostructures for Functional Composite Materials

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Catalytic Pyrolysis of Methane to Hydrogen over Carbon (from cellulose biochar) Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles

Kundu, R., Ramasubramanian, V., Neeli, S. T., & Ramsurn, H. (2021) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01620 · Cited by 34

A Systematic Review on Biomass Treatment Using Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis under PRISMA Guidelines

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Esterification of residual palm oil using solid acid catalyst derived from rice husk

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Effect of additive mixture on microwave-assisted catalysis pyrolysis of microalgae

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Syngas production with low tar content from cellulose pyrolysis in molten salt combined with Ni/Al2O3 catalyst

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Thermochemical conversion of mulching film waste via pyrolysis with the addition of cattle excreta

Lee, N., Joo, J., Lin, K. A., & Lee, J. (2021) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2021.106362 · Cited by 34

Biomass hydrothermal conversion under CO2 atmosphere: A way to improve the regulation of hydrothermal products

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Adsorption of lincomycin on microwave activated biochar: Batch and dynamic adsorption

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Gas-solid contactors and catalytic reactors with direct microwave heating: Current status and perspectives

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Efficient Removal of Eriochrome Black T Dye Using Activated Carbon of Waste Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Grown in Northern Morocco Enhanced by New Mathematical Models

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Biochar: From Laboratory to Industry Scale—An Overview of Scientific and Industrial Advances, Opportunities in the Brazilian Context, and Contributions to Sustainable Development

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Valorization techniques for biomass waste in energy Generation: A systematic review

Konyannik, B. Y., & Lavie, J. D. (2025) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132973 · Cited by 33

Comparative analysis for pyrolysis of sewage sludge in tube reactor heated by electromagnetic induction and electrical resistance furnace

Xue, Y., Zhou, Y. F., Liu, J., Xiao, Y., & Wang, T. (2020) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2020.10.015 · Cited by 33

Biowaste hydrothermal carbonization aqueous product application in rice paddy: Focus on rice growth and ammonia volatilization

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Adsorption of heavy metal ions via apple waste low-cost adsorbent: Characterization and performance

Gomravi, Y., Karimi, A., & Azimi, H. (2021) · Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering · doi:10.1007/s11814-021-0802-8 · Cited by 40

Recent advances in circular bioeconomy based clean technologies for sustainable environment

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Adsorption of the most common non-steroidal analgesics from aquatic environment on agricultural wastes-based activated carbons; experimental adsorption study supported by molecular modeling

Matějová, L., Bednárek, J., Tokarský, J., Koutník, I., Sokolová, B., & Cruz, G. J. F. (2022) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154607 · Cited by 33

Mechanochemical modified nitrogen-rich biochar derived from shrimp shell: Dominant mechanism in pyridinic-N for aquatic methylene blue removal

Wang, M., Yan, J., Xu, Y., Zhou, X., Diao, Y., Wang, H., Bian, J., Liu, C., & Quan, G. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117049 · Cited by 33

Efficient immobilization of acids into activated carbon for high durability and continuous desulfurization of diesel fuel

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Biomass waste pyrolysis in the context of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry: an overview

Adeoye, A. O., Quadri, R. O., & Lawal, O. S. (2023) · International Journal of Ambient Energy · doi:10.1080/01430750.2023.2256325 · Cited by 33

Co-pyrolysis kinetic characteristics of wheat straw and hydrogen rich plastics based on TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS

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One-step microwave pyrolysis synthesis of bagasse biochar/ ferrites nanocomposite and synergistic effect on As(V) adsorption in water

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Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of rape stalk to prepare biochar for heavy metal wastewater removal

Chen, H., Guo, H. M., Jiang, D., Cheng, S., Xing, B., Meng, W., Fang, J., & Xia, H. (2023) · Diamond and Related Materials · doi:10.1016/j.diamond.2023.109794 · Cited by 32

Catalytic wet torrefaction of biomass waste into bio-ethanol, levulinic acid, and high quality solid fuel

Kostyniuk, A., & Likozar, B. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.149779 · Cited by 31

Microwave-assisted chemical looping gasification of sugarcane bagasse biomass using Fe3O4 as oxygen carrier for H2/CO-rich syngas production

Ahmad, F., Zhang, Y., Fu, W., Zhao, W., Xiong, Q., & Li, B. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.157675 · Cited by 30

The comprehensive characterization of Prosopis juliflora pods as a potential bioenergy feedstock

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Overview of the use of additives in biomass torrefaction processes: Their impact on products and properties

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Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass waste for production of high-quality biochar: Corn stover and hemp stem case studies

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Valorization of tea waste for multifaceted applications: a step toward green and sustainable development

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Co-Torrefaction Progress of Biomass Residue/Waste Obtained for High-Value Bio-Solid Products

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Pyrolysis of banana peel with microwave and furnace as the heating sources: The distinct impacts on evolution of the pyrolytic products

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Valorization of millet agro-residues for bioenergy production through pyrolysis: Recent inroads, technological bottlenecks, possible remedies, and future directions

Tagade, A., & Sawarkar, A. N. (2023) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129335 · Cited by 30

Agricultural waste biochar after potassium hydroxide activation: Its adsorbent evaluation and potential mechanism

Guan, J., Zhu, M., Zhou, J., Luo, L., Ferreira, L. F. R., Zhang, X., & Liu, J. (2023) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129793 · Cited by 33

Facile Modification of Biochar Derived from Agricultural Straw Waste with Effective Adsorption and Removal of Phosphorus from Domestic Sewage

Yuan, J., Zhu, Y., Wang, J., Liu, Z., He, M., Zhang, T., Li, P., & Qiu, F. (2021) · Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials · doi:10.1007/s10904-021-01992-5 · Cited by 29

Pyrolysis of sulfuric acid-treated chrome-tanned leather wastes: Kinetics, mechanism and evolved gas analysis

Zhang, Z., Hu, Y., Wang, F., Zheng, X., Liu, J., & Tang, K. (2022) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2022.02.030 · Cited by 29

Circular Economy Indicators for the Assessment of Waste and By-Products from the Palm Oil Sector

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Valorization of sludge using microwave pyrolysis for green bio-energy: Combined effects of key parameters on the directional optimization of high-quality syngas

Lin, J., Sun, J., Chen, Y., Luo, J., Cui, C., & Sun, S. (2022) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125010 · Cited by 29

Prosopis juliflora valorization via microwave-assisted pyrolysis: Optimization of reaction parameters using machine learning analysis

Suriapparao, D. V., Reddy, B. R., Rao, C. S., Jeeru, L. R., & Tanneru, H. K. (2022) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2022.105811 · Cited by 29

Co-pyrolysis of biomass and binary single-use plastics: synergy, kinetics, and thermodynamics

Mariyam, S., Parthasarathy, P., Pradhan, S., Al‐Ansari, T. A., & McKay, G. (2023) · International Journal of Sustainable Energy · doi:10.1080/14786451.2023.2168003 · Cited by 28

Production of high-quality pyrolysis product by microwave–assisted catalytic pyrolysis of wood waste and application of biochar

Guo, H. M., Qin, X., Cheng, S., Xing, B., Jiang, D., Meng, W., & Xia, H. (2023) · Arabian Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.arabjc.2023.104961 · Cited by 29

Bio-Oil Upgrading over ZSM-5 Catalyst: A Review of Catalyst Performance and Deactivation

Kariim, I., Swai, H., & Kivevele, T. (2023) · International Journal of Energy Research · doi:10.1155/2023/4776962 · Cited by 30

Comparative analysis of conventional and microwave pyrolysis of raw materials with different degree of metamorphism

Ибраева, К. Т., Astafev, A. V., Димитрюк, И. Д., Tabakaev, R., Калинич, И. К., & Shanenkov, I. (2024) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118067 · Cited by 28

Production, characterization and environmental remediation application of emerging phosphorus-rich biochar/hydrochar: a comprehensive review

Ge, Q., Dong, C., Wang, G., Zhang, J., & Hou, R. (2024) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/d4ra03333g · Cited by 28

Composites of Recycled Polypropylene from Cotton Swab Waste with Pyrolyzed Rice Husk

Moreno, D. D. P., de Camargo, R. V., Luiz, D. D. S., Branco, L. T. P., Grillo, C. C., & Saron, C. (2020) · Journal of Polymers and the Environment · doi:10.1007/s10924-020-01883-9 · Cited by 28

Effect of Various Microwave Absorbents on the Microwave-Assisted Lignin Depolymerization Process

Wang, W., Ma, Z., Zhao, X., Liu, S., Cai, L., Shi, S. Q., & Ni, Y. (2020) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c04658 · Cited by 28

Valorization of sorghum distillery residue to produce bioethanol for pollution mitigation and circular economy

Chen, W., Lo, H.-J., Yu, K. L., Ong, H. C., & Sheen, H.-K. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117196 · Cited by 27

Recycling spent mushroom substrate into fuel pellets for low-emission bioenergy producing systems

Alves, L. D. S., Moreira, B. R. D. A., Viana, R. D. S., Pardo‐Giménez, A., Dias, E. S., Noble, R., & Zied, D. C. (2021) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127875 · Cited by 29

In-situ catalytic pyrolysis of biomass with nickel salts: Effect of nickel salt type

Hu, J. J., He, Y., Zhang, J., Chen, L., Zhou, Y., Zhang, J., Tao, H., Zhou, N., Mi, B., & Wu, F. (2023) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2023.106029 · Cited by 28

Production of Biochar by Slow and Solar-Biomass Pyrolysis: Focus on the Output Configuration Assessment, Adaptability, and Barriers to Market Penetration

Javaid, S. F., Dai, M., Wu, Y., Luo, H., Amjed, M. A., Ali, I., Peng, C., & Naz, I. (2024) · Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering · doi:10.1007/s13369-023-08549-3 · Cited by 29

Strategic valorization of bio-oil distillation sludge via gasification: A comparative study for reactivities, kinetics, prediction and ash deposition

Diao, R., Lü, H., Yang, Y., Bai, J. F., & Zhu, X. (2022) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.134334 · Cited by 27

Reduction wastewater discharge in second-generation acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation process by adsorptive removal of organic acids toward the broth recycling system

Zhang, C., Si, Z., Zhang, L., Wen, J., Su, C., Chen, H., Zhao, J., Cai, D., Zhang, X., & Qin, P. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130573 · Cited by 27

Analysis of sandwich graphene origami composite plate sandwiched by piezoelectric/piezomagnetic layers: A higher-order electro-magneto-elastic analysis

Ntayeesh, T. J., & Arefi, M. (2024) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29436 · Cited by 26

Recent hydrogen production strategies: Recent advances in electrocatalysis

Saad, I., El-Dek, S. I., Eissa, M. F., Assaud, L., Abukhadra, M. R., Zoubi, W. A., Kang, J.-H., & Amin, R. M. (2024) · Inorganic Chemistry Communications · doi:10.1016/j.inoche.2024.112474 · Cited by 27

Enhanced adsorption of bio-oil on activated biochar in slurry fuels and the adsorption selectivity

Yan, S., Chen, H., Zhu, H., Lin, Z., Wu, G., Gao, W., Zhang, H., Hu, X., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., et al. (2022) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127224 · Cited by 26

Free vibration analysis of graphene origami-reinforced nano cylindrical shell

Fang, K., Huang, G., Yu, G., Xu, W., & Yuan, W. (2024) · Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures · doi:10.1080/15376494.2024.2315602 · Cited by 25

Multifaceted Characteristics of Biochar and Its Implementation in Environmental Management in a Sustainable Way

Rao, D., Rajput, P., Choudhary, R., Yadav, S., Yadav, S. K., Rajput, V. D., Minkina, T., Erċışlı, S., & Matić, S. (2024) · Environmental Quality Management · doi:10.1002/tqem.22305 · Cited by 26

Adsorption performance of Cd(Ⅱ) and As(Ⅲ) in aqueous solution by iron-manganese modified biochar synthesized via microwave-assisted low-temperature oxidation

Xie, X., Cao, M., Tu, S., Xiong, S., & Zheng, M. (2025) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.118073 · Cited by 26

Characteristics of activated carbon derived from Camellia oleifera cake for nickel ions adsorption

Quan, C., Wang, W., Su, J., Gao, N., Wu, C., & Xu, G. (2023) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106748 · Cited by 25

Elastic analysis of functionally graded porous cylinders under uniform internal pressure by using shear deformation theory

Jamshidi, M. H., & Arefi, M. (2024) · Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures · doi:10.1080/15376494.2024.2304154 · Cited by 25

Foam materials for applications of electromagnetic shielding and microwave absorption

Sun, Z., Yu, J., Liu, C., Jiang, X., & Wang, X. (2024) · Materials Research Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2024.113001 · Cited by 25

Estimation of radionuclides migration mechanism in thermal decomposition of spent ion exchange resin in nuclear power plant

Li, B., & Chen, M. (2023) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2023.106089 · Cited by 24

Photocatalytic Composites Based on Biochar for Antibiotic and Dye Removal in Water Treatment

Bratovčić, A., & Tomašić, V. (2024) · Processes · doi:10.3390/pr12122746 · Cited by 27

Biochar Lifecycle Contribution to Carbon Neutrality: Key Factors and Regulatory Mechanisms

Yu, A., Yu, J., Pang, Y., Tang, J., Wang, J., Wu, N., & Tang, L. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c07816 · Cited by 25

Reviewing role of biochar in controlling soil erosion and considering future aspect of production using microwave pyrolysis process for the same

Wani, I., Narde, S. R., Huang, X., Remya, N., Kushvaha, V., & Garg, A. (2021) · Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery · doi:10.1007/s13399-021-02060-1 · Cited by 26

Thermo-foldable bending analysis of tunable shells using a higher-order modeling

Jin, Z., Huo, W., Habibi, M., & Albaijan, I. (2024) · Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures · doi:10.1080/15376494.2024.2369263 · Cited by 24

Optimizing high performance biochar from sugarcane bagasse and corncob via vacuum pyrolysis

Divyangkumar, N., & Panwar, N. L. (2025) · Energy 360. · doi:10.1016/j.energ.2025.100014 · Cited by 24

Effect of pyrolysis conditions on food waste conversion to biochar as a coagulant aid for wastewater treatment

Yang, H., Kang, J.-K., Park, S., & Lee, C. (2021) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.102081 · Cited by 24

Highly Effective Activated Carbon‐Supported Ni‐Mn Bifunctional Catalyst for Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5‐Dimethylfuran

Liu, Y., Shi, X., Hu, J., Liu, K., Zeng, M., Hou, Y., & Wei, Z. (2022) · ChemSusChem · doi:10.1002/cssc.202200193 · Cited by 23

Biochar raw material selection and application in the food chain: A review

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