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Bio-oil Production through Fast Pyrolysis and Upgrading to “Green” Transportation Fuels
Thangalazhy Gopakumar, Suchithra (2012-05-04)
Fast pyrolysis process produces a high yield of liquid (a.k.a. bio-oil) and has emerged as one of the techniques to produce transportation fuel from different types of biomass. Nonetheless, some of the properties inherent ...
Biocrude production from biomass and mixed plastics via hydrothermal liquefaction for fuel and chemicals
Rahman, Tawsif (2022-12-05) ETD File Embargoed
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a promising technology to convert organic feedstocks into value-added fuel precursors known as biocrude, solids (hydrochar), and gaseous byproducts. The HTL process can efficiently break ...
Biofuel Production from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae and Its Subsequent Upgrading
Shakya, Rajdeep (2017-11-30)
Algae are considered as a promising feedstock for biofuel production. The conversion of algae to biofuel was investigated in this study. The study was concentrated in two main areas: hydrothermal liquefaction of algae into ...
Biomass Gasification for Power and Fuel Applications using a Bench-Scale Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier
Kulkarni, Avanti (2015-05-18)
Today fossil fuels are a major source of energy. Coal is used extensively around the world for power applications, while petroleum products are used to fulfill liquid fuel needs. This extensive use of fossil fuels has led ...
Catalytic Pyrolysis of Thermally Pre-treated Biomass for Aromatic Production
Srinivasan, Vaishnavi (2013-07-10)
Torrefaction, a biomass pre-treatment process, is considered to be a promising way to improve biomass properties, aiding in producing highly deoxygenated biofuel. Among several techniques available to convert biomass to ...
Catalytic Upgrading of Biomass Fermentation Products and Bio-methane to Energy Dense Hydrocarbon Fuels
Nahreen, Shaima (2015-05-08)
Since the last few decades of 20th century, studies on renewable and alternative energy sources have drawn much attention both in academic and industrial research. The public and private sectors felt the obvious need of ...
Characterization of Biofuels Produced from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae, Its Subsequent Upgrading and Fractional Distillation
Jain, Nikhil (2018-11-16)
Crude petroleum is the major source of transportation fuels in the world whose reserves are declining day by day. It has become imperative to look for an alternative that can either replace or substitute the current energy ...
Characterization of Pecan Shells for Value-added Applications
Littlefield, Brad (2010-07-30)
There is a growing need in the United States to decrease dependence on fossil fuels because of energy security and environmental concerns associated with their use. Energy derived from biomass is especially important to ...
Contribution of Particle Size and Moisture Content to Flowability of Fractionated Ground Loblolly Pine
Oginni, Oluwatosin Jerry (2014-05-20)
The use of woody biomass requires feedstock materials in particulate form; therefore there is a need for size reduction of the feedstock materials. Ground biomass typically has a non-uniform particle size and as a biological ...
Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Biomass for Fuels and Chemicals Precursor through Gasification: Experimental and Modeling Approach
Sadhwani, Narendra (2017-03-13)
Recycling carbon dioxide is of prime importance due to the harmful effects on the atmosphere. Using CO2 for gasification serves a dual purpose i.e. reducing pollution and generating syngas and is beneficial both environmentally ...
Conversion of Methane Using Two and Three Dimensional Metal Carbide Catalysts
Thakur, Raj (2020-04-22)
After various decades of research aiming to discover desirable catalysts for the direct conversion of methane into valuable products, the modern chemical industry is calling forth finding alternative materials to on-purpose ...
Crosslinked Polymers from Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Barde, Mehul (2018-10-23)
Present research is aimed at the development of crosslinked polymers from biomass pyrolysis oil. Crosslinked polymers are high performance materials employed in a wide range of applications and are most commonly derived ...
Design of Sustainable Materials by the Transformation of Biorefinery Derived Waste Biomass into Biobased Polymeric Resins: Synthesis, Characterization, Applications
Bansode, Archana (2022-11-29) ETD File Embargoed
Polymeric resins (PRs) are one of the most versatile materials, with a wide range of application fields. However, the synthesis of these polymeric resins predominantly relies on the precursor derived from the petroleum ...
Developing and Optimizing Micro-resolution Mosquito Bite Blocking Textiles
Holt, John (2022-04-25)
Textiles have been applied in the context of entomological applications since the primitive inventions of clothing and shelter. In many cases insects are injurious to humans. Mosquitos kill over a million people each year ...
Effect of biomass variability on catalytic fast pyrolysis to produce renewable transportation fuels
Mahadevan, Ravishankar (2016-12-12)
The paradigm shift in recent years towards the use of renewable sources of energy to fuel economies around the world is primarily due to the limited availability of conventional sources such as fossil fuels, coal and ...
Effect of Carbon Supports on Supercritical Hexane Mediated, Fe-Catalyzed Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Roe, David (2017-12-01)
The Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) process consists of surface-catalyzed reactions that
collectively convert syngas into hydrocarbons, oxygenates, CO2, water, and heat. In this work, five Fe-based,
carbon-supported ...
Effect of Torrefaction on Biomass Structure and Product Distribution from Fast Pyrolysis
Neupane, Sneha (2015-01-13)
Torrefaction, a thermal pretreatment process, has been documented to improve the chemical composition of bio-oil produced from fast pyrolysis process. During torrefaction pretreatment, the major constituents of biomass ...
Engineering Comfort for Micro-resolution Mosquito Bite Blocking Textiles
England, Alexa (2023-04-24) ETD File Embargoed
Over a million people die yearly from diseases spread by biting insects, especially mosquitos. Pesticides are currently used to control harmful insect populations although there are often negative side effects from pesticides. ...
Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Biomass Gasification using a Downdraft Gasifier
Shrestha, Ravindra (2014-08-19)
The call for the use of renewable energy is an urgent one, for not the future but the present. Concerns over depletion of fossil fuels and their negative impact on the global climate have led to much research in this sector. ...
Experimental Study of Biomass Pyrolysis in a Fluidized Bed Reactor: Effect of Biomass Blending and In-situ Catalysis
Mahadevan, Ravishankar (2015-05-07)
Lignocellulosic biomass has been recognized worldwide as a renewable resource of energy for the production of liquid biofuels due to its low cost and abundance. Several routes to convert biomass to biofuels have been studied ...