The water trapped inside quickly becomes steam, building pressure within the particles.

A new study published in Biochar shows that the water naturally present in plant biomass is not merely a processing obstacle.

A research team at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) has developed a technology that converts ...

"This technology presents a new paradigm in which waste is no longer viewed as a disposal problem but as a valuable energy ...

In recent years, there has been a significant drive to incorporate circularity into products by finding cost-effective methods to recycle and reuse industrial waste. Agricultural biomass, a widespread ...

Biochar is a carbon-rich material that is made from biomass through a thermochemical conversion process known as pyrolysis. Don’t worry if that all sounds like a mouthful—read on for an introduction ...

Microwave pyrolysis of corn stover has been optimized by Response surface methodology under different microwave power (500, 700, and 900 W) and three ratios of activated carbon additive (10, 15, and ...

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AMES, Iowa – Heat up stalks, stems, leaves or wood in a reactor with little or no oxygen (in a process called pyrolysis) and you get bio-oil for fuel and biochar for fertilizer. There’s always a ...

Each year, the world discards more than 10 million tons of spent coffee grounds, and most go to landfills or incinerators, ...