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Review Article: Al-Afif                                                                         23









                                         Review Article
                                                   Future Prospects of Thermochemical Conversion
             SJSI                                                Processes of Biomass






                                                                      Abstract

           Authors:                      Producing green energy from renewable raw materials, organic waste
           Rafat Al Afif                 and  energy  crops,  will  benefit  society.  Industrial  biofuels  might  be
                                         sustainable and non-polluting if they are correctly integrated with the
                                         natural ecological cycles. In this context biomass thermal processing,

                                         torrefaction, hydrothermal conversion, pyrolysis, and gasification could
           Affiliation:
           University.of.Natural         convert bio-waste into sustainable energy feedstocks. This review aims
                                         to present what has been done on the thermochemical conversion of
           Resources.and.Life
           Sciences,Vienna,Institute     biomass, and what are the current challenges and future ideas. Bio-fuel
           of  Chemical  and  Energy     production  through  hybrid  renewable  energy  systems.  Integrated
           Engineering,.Vienna,          renewable energy systems can increase energy storage capacity, reduce
           Austria                       energy production costs, and improve the quality of generated power.
                                         More work should be done on the ways to maximize renewable sources
           Submitted 15 Mar 2023
           Accepted 7 April 2023         fraction  while  minimizing  the  costs,  real-life  testing,  as  well  as  on
           Correspondence:               combining these technologies with carbon capture and storage.
             rafat.alafif@boku.ac.at
                                         Keywords: Thermochemical conversion, biomass, biofuel.




                                                                    The list of abbreviations:
                                            HTC             Hydrothermal Carbonization
                                            HTL             Hydrothermal Liquefaction
                                            HTG             Hydrothermal Gasification

                                            FT- synthesis   Fischer- Tropsch Synthesis
                                            Bio- FT         bio- Fischer- Tropsch
                                            DME             Dimethyl ether
                                            HVO             Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

                                            HEFA            Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids

                                            CSS             Carbon Capture and Storage







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