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Techno-economic analysis of a solar-driven biomass pyrolysis plant for bio-oil and biochar production

Muhammad Ahsan Amjed, Filip Sobic, Matteo C. Romano, Tiziano Faravelli, Marco Binotti

Sustainable Energy & Fuels· Volume 8· Issue 18

Abstract

Transforming conventional biomass pyrolysis through solar-driven pyrolysis with a falling particle receiver and intermediate hybrid solution reduces costs by 21% and 32% and emissions by 27.5 and 22.3 kg _{CO 2} GJ oil −1 , respectively.
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OpenAlex topics: Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes · Energy and Environment Impacts · Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability

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Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, via Lambruschini 4, 20156, Milano, Italy

Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering, “G. Natta”, CRECK Modelling Lab, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy

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