A review on environmental assessment of conversion of agriculture waste to bio-energy via different thermochemical routes: Current and future trends

The investigation of the environmental impacts of different biomass valorization processes has become a �hot topic� among the academic and industrial practitioners; starting since bio-energy is opted as a clean renewable energy to mitigate the anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Life c...

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Main Authors: Alhazmi, H., Loy, A.C.M.
Format: Article
Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Record Id / ISBN-0: utp-eprints.30433 /
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103107810&doi=10.1016%2fj.biteb.2021.100682&partnerID=40&md5=a696ac3bf17ee56cb4f7993159c07ed6
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Summary: The investigation of the environmental impacts of different biomass valorization processes has become a �hot topic� among the academic and industrial practitioners; starting since bio-energy is opted as a clean renewable energy to mitigate the anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a universal friendly tool to evaluate the impact of the energy used, release of toxic substances, natural resources involved in all life cycle stages of a product or process. Herein, in this review, we are focussing on the environmental impacts of different biomass valorization-based thermochemical conversion technologies (e.g. torrefaction, pyrolysis, gasification and liquefaction). Apart from environmental impacts, the physiochemical characteristic of different agriculture waste from various regions is also being reported to provide a full overview of thermochemical conversion of agriculture waste to bio-energy. Lastly, the research gaps and future outlook in biomass thermochemical conversion are also being discussed to enlighten the future engineer and scientist on the key takeaways in this niche area. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd