Plastic waste is massively generated daily from households, mainly as packaging material, causing serious surrounding ecological problems. The development of plastic for higher value-added applications instead landfilling and incineration has received consideration interest in bioenergy material science research. Herein, a nanoporous carbon support nickel phosphide catalyst palm oil hydrotreating was developed blended polystyrene maize stover via the Co-hydrothermal carbonization (HTC)...

Water hyacinth (Wh) is an aquatic weed considered a nuisance in agricultural and fishing activities. Therefore, this study proposed repurposing plant into activated carbon (AC). First, the ZnO-AC was precipitated applied as photocatalyst for degrading methylene blue. The preliminary photocatalytic test under UV irradiation identified optimum to degrade blue (MB). recorded highest degradation rate constant of 11.49 × 10

Torrefaction is recognized as a high-performance technology for converting raw biomass into high-grade solid biofuel. In this study, hydrophobic and ANOVA analyses were employed to investigate torrefied brewery waste, palm kernel shell, water hyacinth residue. Herein, the torrefaction experiments conducted at four temperatures (180, 230, 280, 330 °C) residence time of 30 min. The type temperature crucial in determining optimum conditions three response parameters: energy yield (EY), specific...

Co-torrefaction is a flexible way of improving the properties various kinds waste biomass for utilization as clean solid fuel. Rice straw (RS) and medium density fiberboard (MDF) were used feedstock torrefaction. Three input parameters evaluated to determine optimum conditions: rice ratio (RSR), torrefaction temperature residence time. A response surface method based on Box-Benhken design was achieve conditions (maximizing torrefied heating value energy yield). Main interaction effects...

Porous carbon was successfully synthesized from palm male flowers (PMFs), using microwave-assisted potassium hydroxide (KOH) activation and used as a catalyst support for the conversion of oil into bio-hydrocarbons, in fractions green diesel bio-jet fuel. Palm flower-derived porous (PC), consolidated with well dispersed cobalt phosphide (CoP) nanoparticles, by simple wet-impregnation subsequent thermal treatment. The physicochemical properties CoP/PC catalysts were evaluated various...

This study investigated the torrefaction of durian peel using air and nitrogen as carrier gases. A multilevel factorial design coupled with response surface methodology (RSM) ANOVA analysis was employed to analyze impact parameters on chemical properties energy yield. Durian peel, an agricultural waste product, torrefied at temperatures ranging from 200 320 °C for residence times between 0 30 min. Results showed that significantly enhanced thermal decomposition, reducing mass yield 94.65 %...

In this study, nano-porous carbon was completely obtained from oil palm leaves (OPL) by hydrothermal pretreatment with chemical activation, using potassium hydroxide (KOH) as an activating agent. Potassium varied, different ratios of 1:0.25, 1:1, and 1:4 (C: KOH; w/w) during activation. The physical morphology has a spongy, sponge-like structure indicating increase in specific surface area porosity the increasing amount KOH highest OPL is approximately 1685 m2·g-1, total pore volume 0.907...

The upgrading of plant-based oils to liquid transportation fuels through the hydrotreating process has become most attractive and promising technical pathway for producing biofuels. This work produced bio-jet fuel (C9-C14 hydrocarbons) from palm olein oil hydrocracking over varied metal phosphide supported on porous biochar catalysts. Relative catalysts were investigated highest performance production. oil's fiber-derived (PFC) revealed its high potential as a catalyst supporter. A series...

This study explores the synthesis and application of water hyacinth-activated carbon (WHAC) as a counter-electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Characterization analyses, including X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm, confirmed polycrystalline mesoporous nature WHAC, whose pore size surface area are 3.06 nm 176.7 m2/g, respectively. WHAC films deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide presented rough, random morphologies...

Oil palm male flowers (PMFs), an abundant agricultural waste from oil plantation in Thailand, have been utilized as alternative precursor to develop nanoporous carbons (NPCs) via microwave-assisted pyrolysis combined potassium hydroxide (KOH) activation. The influences of relevant processing variables, such activating agent ratio, microwave power, and activation time on the specific pore characteristics, surface morphology, chemistry PMFs derived (PMFCs) investigated explore optimum...

Pollution of water resources has recently increased as a result expanded industrial activity. Recycling waste biomass into bio-adsorbent material offers cheap, easy, and eco-friendly solution. In this study, magnetic carbon nanofibers (MCNF) with highly porous structure were developed from magnetite-preloaded horse manure by hydrothermal treatment followed carbonization using different ratios iron (III) nitrate oxide precursors. The produced MCNF had very specific surface area 435.31 m2/g...

Cattail leaves (CL) have been used as a carbon source to synthesize nanoporous (NPC) support with high surface area (SBET = 2002.12 m2g−1) via hydrothermal carbonization and potassium hydroxide (KOH) activation. The studied catalysts, including monometallic Pd/NPC Ni/NPC, bimetallic PdNi/NPC, were synthesized characterized by using several techniques (e.g., scanning electron microscopy, transmission nitrogen sorption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray...

Palm oil conversion into green diesel by catalytic deoxygenation (DO) is one of the distinctive research topics in biorefinery towards a bio-circular-green economic model to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, palm fiber waste was explored as an alternative precursor for preparation activated biochar support material. A new series nickel phosphide (Ni-P) and iron (Fe-P) catalysts supported on (PFAC) synthesized wetness impregnation, extensive characterization performed several...

Recently, it has been critical to effectively remove oxytetracycline (OTC) from aquaculture wastewater before releasing into the environment. The adsorption process is recognized as an efficient pathway for removing OTC since a simple, stable, and cost-effective method. This study aims develop nanoporous carbon entirely shrimp waste (SW) via hydrothermal carbonization assisted with KOH activation. Existing significantly increases porosity of SW carbon. optimal porous was obtained using 5...

The vinasse waste was effectively converted to nanoporous carbon (NPC) via hydrothermal carbonization with potassium hydroxide (KOH) activation. exhibited a maximum surface area of 1018 m

Abstract Disposal and recycle of waste biomass is great concern. Thermochemically converting the to carbon nanomaterials an interesting because environmental friendly, low cost local availability. In this work, magnetic nanofibers have been synthesized by hydrothermal carbonization magnetite preloaded on horse manure which controllable temperature additive catalyst. It was found that Fe able form (M-CNFs). Furthermore, were used as adsorbent for methylene blue adsorption. Synthesized...

This work shows the potential utilization of horse manure as a precursor for synthesizing nitrogen-doped carbons electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction.