Thermochemical conversion of large-size woody biomass for carbon neutrality: Principles, applications, and issues

Ayyadurai Saravanakumar; Pradeshwaran Vijayakumar; Anh Tuan Hoang; Eilhann E Kwon; Wei-Hsin Chen

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128562

Thermochemical conversion of large-size woody biomass for carbon neutrality: Principles, applications, and issues

Bioresour Technol. 2023 Feb:370:128562. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128562. Epub 2022 Dec 29.

Authors

Ayyadurai Saravanakumar¹, Pradeshwaran Vijayakumar², Anh Tuan Hoang³, Eilhann E Kwon⁴, Wei-Hsin Chen⁵

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Environmental Nuclear Research, Directorate of Research and Virtual Education, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur - 603 203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India.
² Centre for Environmental Nuclear Research, Directorate of Research and Virtual Education, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur - 603 203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India.
³ Institute of Engineering, HUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
⁴ Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
⁵ Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, Taiwan. Electronic address: weihsinchen@gmail.com.

PMID: 36587772
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128562

Abstract

Large-size woody biomass is a valuable renewable resource to replace fossil fuels in biorefinery processes. The preprocessing of wood chips and briquettes is challenging to manage, especially in an industrial setting, as it generates a significant amount of dust and noise and occasionally causes unexpected accidents. As a result, a substantial amount of resources, energy, labor, and space are needed. The thermochemical conversion behavior of large-size woody biomass was studied to reduce energy consumption for chipping. Large-size wood was 1.5 m in length, 0.1 m in breadth, and stacked 90 cm in height. This strategy has many benefits, including increased effectiveness and reduced CO₂ emissions. The target of this paper presents the thermochemical process, and large-size wood was chosen because it provides high-quality product gas while reducing the preprocessing fuel cost. This review examines the benefits of thermochemical conversion technologies for assessing the likelihood of carbon neutrality.

Keywords: Biofuel; Carbon-neutral; Net-zero; Thermochemical; Torrefaction; Wood.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomass
Carbon*
Fossil Fuels
Technology
Wood*

Substances

Carbon
Fossil Fuels