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A review on biomass: importance, chemistry, classification, and conversion

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Tursi, Antonio·2019·Biofuel Research Journal

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Biomass is currently the most widespread form of renewable energy and its exploitation is further increasing due to the concerns over the devastative impacts of fossil fuel consumption, i.e., climate change, global warming and their negative impacts on human health. In line with that, the present articles reviews the different sources of biomass available, along with their chemical composition and properties. Subsequently, different conversion technologies (i.e., thermo-chemical, biochemical, and physico-chemical conversions) and their corresponding products are reviewed and discussed. In the continuation, the global status of biomass vs. the other renewable energies is scrutinized. Moreover, biomass-derived energy production was analyzed from economic and environmental perspectives. Finally, the challenges faced to further expand the share of biomass-derived energy carriers in the global energy market are presented.

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Authors
Tursi, A.
Affiliations
University of Calabria (IT)
Corresponding author
Tursi, Antonio
Venue
Biofuel Research Journal
Published
2019-06-01
Volume
6
Issue
2
Pages
962-979
ISSN
2292-8782 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2947437176
Cited by
896
References
84
Citations by year
2026: 83 · 2025: 119 · 2024: 146 · 2023: 139 · 2022: 193 · 2021: 159 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 7 · 2015: 1
FWCI
35.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Biofuel Research Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Archive of Doctoral Theses and Digital Collections (University of Calabria) (submittedVersion)
  • INFM-OAR (INFN Catania) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
Keywords
biomass, biomass sources, biomass classification, thermochemical conversion, biochemical conversion, renewable energy, economic and environmental assessment, fossil fuel substitution

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