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The Thermal Conversion of Biomass: An Overview

Salman Zafar — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:43:32 +0000

A wide range of thermal technologies exists to harness the energy stored in biomass. These biomass thermal technologies can be classified according to the principal energy carrier produced in the conversion process. Carriers are in the form of heat, gas,...

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Thermal Conversion of Tannery Wastes

Salman Zafar — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:57:17 +0000

Tanneries generate considerable quantities of sludge, shavings, trimmings, hair, buffing dusts and other general wastes and can consist of up to 70% of hide weight processed. Thermal conversion technologies by virtue of chemically reducing conditions, provides a viable alternative thermal...

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Biofuels from MSW – An Introduction

Dhuha Al-Ibraheem — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:04:52 +0000

Nowadays, biofuels are in high demand for transportation, industrial heating and electricity generation. Different technologies are being tested for using MSW as feedstock for producing biofuels. This article will provide brief description of biochemical and thermochemical conversion routes for the...

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Waste-to-Energy in Saudi Arabia

Salman Zafar — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:05:52 +0000

Urban waste management has emerged as a big challenge for the government and local bodies in Saudi Arabia. The country generates more than 15 million tons of municipal solid waste each year with per capita waste production estimated to be...

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Know About Popular Waste to Energy Conversion Routes

Salman Zafar — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 01:48:30 +0000

Waste-to-energy is the use of combustion and biological technologies to recover energy from urban wastes. There are three major waste to energy conversion routes – thermochemical, biochemical and physico-chemical. Thermochemical conversion, characterized by higher temperature and conversion rates, is best...

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Energy Potential of Coconut Biomass

Salman Zafar — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:57:24 +0000

Coconuts are produced in 92 countries worldwide on about more than 10 million hectares. Indonesia, Philippines and India account for almost 75% of world coconut production with Indonesia being the world’s largest coconut producer. A coconut plantation is analogous to...

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Gasification of Municipal Wastes

Salman Zafar — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:04:44 +0000

Gasification of municipal wastes involves the reaction of carbonaceous feedstock with an oxygen-containing reagent, usually oxygen, air, steam or carbon dioxide, generally at temperatures above 800°C. The process is largely exothermic but some heat may be required to initialise and sustain...

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Utilization of Date Palm Biomass

Salman Zafar — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:25:56 +0000

Date palm trees produce huge amount of agricultural wastes in the form of dry leaves, stems, pits, seeds etc. A typical date tree can generate as much as 20 kilograms of dry leaves per annum while date pits account for...

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Issues Confronting Biomass Energy Ventures

Setu Goyal — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 07:52:08 +0000

Biomass resources can be transformed into clean energy and/or fuels by thermal and biochemical technologies. Besides recovery of substantial energy, these technologies can lead to a substantial reduction in the overall waste quantities requiring final disposal. However, biomass energy projects...

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Comparison of MSW-to-Energy Processes

Salman Zafar — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:53:36 +0000

MSW-to-Energy is the use of thermochemical and biochemical technologies to recover energy, usually in the form of electricity, steam and other fuels, from urban wastes. The main categories of MSW-to-energy technologies are physical technologies, which process waste to make it...

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Biomass Cogeneration Systems

Salman Zafar — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:17:30 +0000

Biomass fuels are typically used most efficiently and beneficially when generating both power and heat through biomass cogeneration systems (also known as combined heat and power or CHP system). Biomass conversion technologies transform a variety of wastes into heat, electricity...

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A Primer on Waste-to-Energy

Salman Zafar — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 03:17:10 +0000

Waste-to-Energy (also known as energy-from-waste) is the use of thermochemical and biochemical technologies to recover energy, usually in the form of electricity, steam and fuels, from urban wastes. These new technologies can reduce the volume of the original waste by...

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