EER :: Environmental Engineering Research

Catalytic Transformation of Biomass into Sustainable Carbocycles: Recent Advances, Prospects, and Challenges

Bio-oil production and catalytic upgrade to value added product: A review on recent technologies

Vinay Kumar, Neha Sharma, Ali Samy Abdelaal, Pritha Chakraborty, Jithin Thomas, Lucky Duhan, Ritu Pasrija, Shivani Dogra, Iyyappan Jayaraj

Journal of the Energy Institute.2025; 118: 101880. CrossRef

Sustainable synergy: unleashing the potential of biomass in integrated biorefineries

Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Ashraf Sabri, Michele Aresta, Angela Dibenedetto, Franck Dumeignil

Sustainable Energy & Fuels.2025; 9(2): 338. CrossRef

Catalytic co-pyrolysis of industrial hemp stalk and glycerol with HZSM-5 and dolomite: product yields and bio-oil characteristics

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.2025; 15(9): 14241. CrossRef

Biomass-Derived Bio-Oil for Asphalt Binder Applications: Production Feasibility and Performance Enhancement

Aya A. El-Sherbeni, Ahmed M. Awed, Alaa R. Gabr, Sherif M. El-Badawy

Sustainability in Road Construction by Using Binders Modified with Biomass-Derived Bio-Oil – A Critical Review

Bhavesh Bhambhani, Satish Chandra, Gottumukkala Bharath

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Tra.2025; 2679(5): 939. CrossRef

Assessing the performance and characteristics of biomass oil by fast pyrolysis of coconut outer shell and its blends

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.2025;[Epub] CrossRef

Improving bio-oil quality from durian husk pyrolysis: optimization of esterification process using K2CO3/talc catalyst for sustainable biofuel production

Mashuni Mashuni, Ahmad Zaeni, M Jahiding, Indah Risma Damayanti, Fitri Handayani Hamid

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.2025;[Epub] CrossRef

Significance of pyrolysis in the circular economy: An integrative review of technologies, potential chemicals, and separation techniques

Zahir Barahmand, Liang Wang, Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Marianne Eikeland

Performance and synergistic mechanism of bio-oil/lignin composite modified asphalt based on molecular dynamics

Yi Zhang, Chundi Si, Yanshun Jia, Tianwang Li, Chun Huang, Ze Zhang, Shisong Ren

Construction and Building Materials.2025; 479: 141392. CrossRef

Using ammonia to upgrade pyrolytic bio-oils to value-added chemicals

Samuel M. Drummond, Thossaporn Onsree, Alexis Allegro, James Boyt, Mohsen Esmaeili, Kaveh Shariati, Kanan Shikhaliyev, Victoria Rogers, Jochen Lauterbach

Catalytic Biomass Gasification for Syngas Production: Recent Progress in Tar Reduction and Future Perspectives

Gitanjali Jothiprakash, Prabha Balasubramaniam, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Desikan Ramesh

Photooxidation-pyrolysis coupling: A breakthrough for sustainable recycling of photocured waste with reduced toxicity

Guanyi Chen, Hongnan Zhang, Yunan Sun, Junyu Tao, Linxiao Chen, Kevin M. Van Geem, Ning Li, Zhanjun Cheng, Beibei Yan

Chemical Engineering Journal.2025; 518: 164867. CrossRef

Pyrolysis Process, Reactors, Products, and Applications: A Review

Prakhar Talwar, Mariana Alzate Agudelo, Sonil Nanda

New technology for ship bilge and oily water separation

Oleksiy Vladimirovitch Malakhov, Oleksand Mukolaiyevitch Palagin, Andrii Igorevitch Naydyonov, Konstantin Andreevitch Lykhoglyad, Andrii Vladimirovitch Bondarenko

Bilge and Oily Water Treatment During Operation of Vessel

Oleksiy V. Malakhov, Oleksandr M. Palagin, Andrii I. Naydyonov, Konstantin Lykhoglyad, Andrii Bondarenko

TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navi.2024; 18(2): 433. CrossRef

Comparative review of biodiesel production and purification

Wan Nur Aisyah Wan Osman, Mohd Hakimi Rosli, Wan Nur Athirah Mazli, Shafirah Samsuri

Carbon Capture Science & Technology.2024; 13: 100264. CrossRef

Vacuum distillation of raw bio-crude oil (RBCO) from empty fruit bunches (EFB) pyrolysis to produce light distillate containing acetic acid and phenol for sustainable chemical purposes

Fika Dwi Oktavia, Soen Steven, Anisa Helena Isma Putri, Pandit Hernowo, Elvi Restiawaty, Yazid Bindar

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering.2024; 42(2): 709. CrossRef

Journal of Building Engineering.2024; 89: 109272. CrossRef

Phytotesting of Liquid Products of Wood Pyrolysis on Seeds of Higher Plants

Tatyana Gennadievna Koltsova, Valentina Ivanovna Kulagina, Sergey Andreyevich Zabelkin, Andrey Nikolaevich Grachev, Guzeliia Mansurovna Bikbulatova, Rimma Maratovna Khaziakhmedova, Alexander Alexandrovich Makarov, Aigul Raisovna Valeeva, Almira Irshatovna

Waste and Biomass Valorization.2024; 15(9): 5335. CrossRef

Subcritical water conversion of biomass to biofuels, chemicals and materials: a review

Kapil Khandelwal, Somaye Seraj, Sonil Nanda, Ramin Azargohar, Ajay K. Dalai

Environmental Chemistry Letters.2024; 22(5): 2191. CrossRef

Optimization of Operational Parameters Using Artificial Neural Network and Support Vector Machine for Bio-oil Extracted from Rice Husk

Anas Ahmed, Noorfidza Yub Harun, Sharjeel Waqas, Ushtar Arshad, Syed Ali Ghalib

State-of-the-Art Review on the Behavior of Bio-Asphalt Binders and Mixtures

Ghazi G. Al-Khateeb, Sara A. Alattieh, Waleed Zeiada, Cassie Castorena

Upgrading of Pyrolysis Bio-Oil by Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation, a Review Focused on Catalysts, Model Molecules, Deactivation, and Reaction Routes

Alejandra Carrasco Díaz, Lokmane Abdelouahed, Nicolas Brodu, Vicente Montes-Jiménez, Bechara Taouk

Fuel Quality from Thermochemical Conversion and Biological Treatment of Biomass

A. Constantinou, S. Hafeez, E. Harkou, P. Adamou, E. Pallari, G. Manos, A. Webb, R. Kotha, O. V. Morgen, L. E. Walls, L. Ríos-Solís, R. Dewil, S. M. Al-Salem

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.2024; 63(44): 18699. CrossRef

Co-pyrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) biochar with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) for liquid fuel production

Sunarno Sunarno, Padil Padil, Anisa Mutamima, Nurfatihayati Nurfatihayati, Johan Sitanggang, Viccy Wando Aritonang, Panca Setia Utama, M. Aziz, M.R.P. Sakti, I. Purnama, T. Derin

E3S Web of Conferences.2024; 593: 09002. CrossRef

Seasonal Harvesting Impact on Biomass Fuel Properties and Pyrolysis‐Derived Bio‐Oil Organic Phase Composition

Manqoba Shezi, Sammy Lewis Kiambi, Yusuf Makarfi Isa

Production and beneficial impact of biochar for environmental application: A review on types of feedstocks, chemical compositions, operating parameters, techno-economic study, and life cycle assessment

Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, D. Jaya Prasanna Kumar, Archna Narula, Syeda Minnat Chistie, Sneha Ullhas Naik

Materials, fuels, upgrading, economy, and life cycle assessment of the pyrolysis of algal and lignocellulosic biomass: a review

Ahmed I. Osman, Mohamed Farghali, Ikko Ihara, Ahmed M. Elgarahy, Amir Ayyad, Neha Mehta, Kim Hoong Ng, Eman M. Abd El-Monaem, Abdelazeem S. Eltaweil, Mohamed Hosny, Seham M. Hamed, Samer Fawzy, Pow-Seng Yap, David W. Rooney

Environmental Chemistry Letters.2023; 21(3): 1419. CrossRef

Treatment of wastewater generated during the fast pyrolysis of wood waste

G. M. Bikbulatova, A. N. Grachev, A. I. Valiullina, A. R. Valeeva, S. A. Zabelkin, V. O. Dryakhlov, R. M. Khaziakhmedova

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.2023; 13(15): 13707. CrossRef

Pyrolysis of low-value waste Trapa natans peels: An exploration of thermal decomposition characteristics, kinetic behaviour, and pyrolytic liquid product

Ahmad Nawaz, Bineeta Singh, Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Pradeep Kumar

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments.2023; 56: 103128. CrossRef

Continuous catalytic pyrolysis of biomass using a fluidized bed with commercial-ready catalysts for scale-up

Ziyi Shi, Yanghao Jin, Rikard Svanberg, Tong Han, Alexander B.E. Minidis, Kindstedt Danielsson Ann-Sofi, Christian Kjeldsen, Pär G. Jönsson, Weihong Yang

Hydrodeoxygenation of Pyrolysis Oil in Supercritical Ethanol with Formic Acid as an In Situ Hydrogen Source over NiMoW Catalysts Supported on Different Materials

Mingyuan Zhang, Xue Han, Huanang Wang, Yimin Zeng, Chunbao Charles Xu

Review on Biomass Pyrolysis with a Focus on Bio-Oil Upgrading Techniques

Daniel Lachos-Perez, João Cláudio Martins-Vieira, Juliano Missau, Kumari Anshu, Odiri K. Siakpebru, Sonal K. Thengane, Ana Rita C. Morais, Eduardo Hiromitsu Tanabe, Daniel Assumpção Bertuol

Biochar from agricultural crop residues: Environmental, production, and life cycle assessment overview

Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances.2023; 19: 200173. CrossRef

Separation of Isoeugenol from Methylcyclohexane as a Model Mixture of Biojet Fuel Purification: Solvent Selection and Liquid–Liquid Equilibrium

Franco Espinoza-Cartagena, Sebastián Ormazábal-Latorre, César Pazo-Carballo, Nicolás F. Gajardo-Parra, Gonzalo A. Núñez, José Matías Garrido, Esteban Cea-Klapp, Rubén Santiago, Christoph Held, Roberto I. Canales

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.2023; 62(30): 12006. CrossRef

Thermo-catalytic pyrolysis of Azadirachta indica seeds over CaO and CuO: Pyrolysis kinetics, impact of catalysts on yield, fuel properties and its chemical compositions

Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Ravi Saini, D. Jaya Prasanna Kumar, Ravi Sankannavar, Prakash Binnal, Naveen Dwivedi, Pradeep Kumar

Journal of the Energy Institute.2023; 111: 101366. CrossRef

Primary Products from Fast Co-Pyrolysis of Palm Kernel Shell and Sawdust

Development of Processes and Catalysts for Biomass to Hydrocarbons at Moderate Conditions: A Comprehensive Review

RETRACTED: Utilization of agricultural lignocellulosic wastes for biofuels and green diesel production

Chaitanya Kumar Reddy Pocha, Shir Reen Chia, Wen Yi Chia, Apurav Krishna Koyande, Saifuddin Nomanbhay, Kit Wayne Chew

Pyrolysis of Coconut Inflorescence Wastes: Production, Effects of Parameters, Characterization and Optimization of Phenolic-Rich Bio-Oil

Rodrigo Oliveira Farias, Pollyanna Vanessa Santos Lins, Rafaela Gabriel, Alson David Rodrigues Silva, Lívia Luísa Melo Carvalho, Lucas Meili, Allan Almeida Albuquerque, Sandra Helena Vieira Carvalho, João Inácio Soletti, Mozart Daltro Bispo

International Journal of Environmental Research.2022;[Epub] CrossRef

An analysis of China's biomass briquette fuel large‐scale steam heating system

Runkai Zhang, Yapeng Wang, Yufeng Sun, Zhanwu Wang, Jing Gao, HaiQin Guo, Shangshang Cheng, Guanghui Xu, Baoqian Li, Guangyin Xu

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining.2022; 16(6): 1627. CrossRef

Production and physico-chemical characteristics of pyrolyzed bio-oil derived from cow hooves

J. L. Chukwuneke, J. E. Sinebe, H. O. Orugba, H. C. Olisakwe, C. Ajike

Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences.2022; 29(1): 363. CrossRef

Energy recovery from sugarcane bagasse under varying microwave-assisted pyrolysis conditions

Bioresource Technology Reports.2022; 20: 101283. CrossRef

Effect of Acidic Hydrochar on Plastic Crude Oil Produced from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Waste PVC

Vahab Ghalandari, Hunter Smith, Maurizio Volpe, Antonio Messineo, Toufiq Reza

Novel process for the upgrading of model torrefaction bio-oils using ammonia

Michael M. Royko, Samuel M. Drummond, James Boyt, Seyed Majid Ghoreishian, Jochen Lauterbach

Frontiers in Energy Research.2022;[Epub] CrossRef

Pyrolysis of agricultural crop residues: An overview of researches by Indian scientific community

Bioresource Technology Reports.2021; 15: 100761. CrossRef

Hydrothermal Depolymerization of Kraft Lignins with Green C1–C3 Alcohol–Water Mixtures

Ming Guo, Riku Maltari, Rui Zhang, Jussi Kontro, Enlu Ma, Timo Repo

RETRACTED: Recent Development of Renewable Diesel Production Using Bimetallic Catalysts

Shir Reen Chia, Saifuddin Nomanbhay, Mei Yin Ong, Kit Wayne Chew, Kuan Shiong Khoo, Hassan Karimi-Maleh, Pau Loke Show

Frontiers in Energy Research.2021;[Epub] CrossRef

Mixed Use of Bio-Oil in Oil Power Plants: Should It Be Considered When Developing NH3 Emission Factors?

International Journal of Environmental Research an.2021; 18(8): 4235. CrossRef

Experimental investigation on the production of bio-oil from maize straw at a pilot scale

Environmental Engineering Research.2020; 27(1): 200592. CrossRef