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2023Lignin, from biomass waste to sustainable materials for food packaging, antiviral coatings and agriculture
Our planet has been challenged for years by our reckless use of fossil fuels, which has led to the ongoing climate change and energy crisis. The transition to the use of renewable alternative sources has now became urgent and inevitable. The valorization o ...
EPFL2023Biomass to energy: a machine learning model for optimum gasification pathways
Berend Smit, Susana Garcia Lopez, Kevin Maik Jablonka
Biomass is a highly versatile renewable resource for decarbonizing energy systems. Gasification is a promising conversion technology that can transform biomass into multiple energy carriers to produce heat, electricity, biofuels, or chemicals. At present, ...
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