In a broad sense, all materials with biological origin can be called biomass, which includes those that have been obtained from the direct conversion of solar energy, such as plants and crops, their residues, industrial transformation well subproducts residues organic fraction municipal solid wastes [...]

Woody biomass waste is generated throughout California from forest management, hazardous fuel reduction, and agricultural operations. Open pile burning in the vicinity of generation is frequently the only economic disposal option. A framework is developed to quantify air emissions reductions for projects that alternatively utilize biomass waste as fuel for energy production. A demonstration pro...

Dr. Pradeep Agrawal’s research is focused on the development of thermochemical pathways for converting lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals. One approach involves hydrolysis of hemi-cellulose, cellulose, and lignin into monomers which offer an alternate platform for transportation fuels and chemicals. The results offer promise for developing a green chemistry approach so that organi...

The objective of this paper was to provide a preliminary analysis of the utilization of energy derived from waste wood in Taiwan, a highly industrialized country with a high dependence (over 99%) on imported energy. The discussion focuses on the status of waste wood generation and its management over the past decade. Findings show that the quantities of biomass waste collected for reuse purpose...

Cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis crispa) is well known as a brown-rot fungi selectively degrades heartwood of wood, and that has potential anticancer and immune enhancing activity; thus its production is increasing in Korea. The mushroom is cultivated artificially using plastic pots filled with medium material, such as lignocellulosic biomass and some additives. However, most of the medium remai...

Application of excessive animal manure to the land may cause some environmental problems such as eutrophication of surface waters, degradation of ground water quality, and threats to human health. This paper reports an experimental study on the technology of biomass gasification to treat animal waste by analysing the effects of key operating parameters on gasification. In this research, dairy m...