Torrefaction emerges as an industrial process that increases the energy content of conventional biomass. Primary and secondary sludge are the main solid residues generated in the Effluent Treatment ...

Global energy demand is rising rapidly, driven by population growth, industrialization, and urbanization, while continued reliance on fossil fuels exacerbates greenhouse gas emissions. Coal and ...

Is wood the new coal? Some researchers now think so, and they working to turn woodchips into a substitute for coal by using a process called torrefaction that is greener, cleaner and more efficient ...

Airex Energy's $10 million facility, in Bécancour, Que., will produce biocoal and biochar, materials that can be used for combustible energy, water purification, soil remediation and metallurgy ...

NORCROSS, GA--(Marketwired - Sep 3, 2014) - , VEGA BIOFUELS, INC. (PINKSHEETS: VGPR) announced today that its Joint Venture (JV) partner, Agri-Tech Producers, LLC (ATP) has developed a new and ...

“Biomass torrefaction is far more than a simple thermal process,” the authors conclude. “It represents a powerful route to transform renewable waste into the advanced carbon materials needed for a ...

Briquettes created through torrefaction, produced by NextFuel, can be used in a similar infrastructure to coal. In Joensuu, a city in Eastern Finland often described as the “Forest Capital of Europe,” ...

More biomass could be burned in coal-fired power stations if it was delivered pre-roasted to power stations, according to researchers from Leeds University. Many UK power stations are now burning ...