Oils of a significant value both as fuels as well as for cosmetic applications can be extracted from the fruits of the jojoba plant. After extracting the oil, the remains of the fruit can still be further utilized as a solid fuel in furnaces or feedstock to animals. In the present work, the solid waste jojoba remains have been processed chemically to extract more biodiesel oil. The physical and...

The effect of fuel composition on gasification process performance was investigated by performing mass and energy balances on a pre-pilot scale bubbling fluidized bed reactor fed with mixtures of plastic waste, wood, and coal. The fuels containing plastic waste produced less H2, CO, and CO2 and more light hydrocarbons than the fuels including biomass. The lower heating value (LHV) progressively...

Inadequate organic waste management can contribute to the spread of diseases and have negative impacts on the environment. Vermicomposting organic waste could have dual beneficial effects by generating an economically viable animal feed protein in the form of worm biomass, while alleviating the negative effects of poor organic waste management. In this study, a low-maintenance vermicomposting s...

Many agrofood industries produce huge amount of waste in a form of biomass as a byproduct. Irregular disposal of this waste can cause a serious harm to the environment. However, such waste has received much attention as a renewable energy source. Recently, protecting the environment through a safe disposal of waste has gained much attention in order to guarantee a sustainable environment and su...

Environmental problems associated with global energy supply systems and the increasing amount of solid waste production are triggering a shift towards greater reliance on biomass waste. Waste-to-energy have become important for industries scientists because interest in from waste, due to improved efficiency cost-effective solutions. The is also essential use their own produce energy, which line...

A project on co-firing in large-scale power plants burning coal is currently funded by the European Commission. It is called COPOWER. The project involves 10 organisations from 6 countries. The project involves combustion studies over the full spectrum of equipment size, ranging from small laboratory-scale reactors and pilot plants, to investigate fundamentals and operating parameters, to provi...