Maria del Pilar Noriega

The aim of this case study is to identify the value added of existent biomass fibers (i.e., agro-industrial byproducts) and potential blends. The purpose is to explain the facts about sustainable and/or organic oil palm biomass in the energy recovery sector and in the biobased materials industry. Demand for sustainable biobased materials and energy recovery from biomass triggered the rapid grow...

This study presents a detailed description of the technologies and processes for obtaining biochar and its formation from the fundamental structures of aromatic groups. These aromatic groups come from biomass pyrolysis; therefore, this document explores the complex relationship between biochar structural characteristics and the reactions involved in its formation during the pyrolysis process, s...