Vuppaladadiyam Arun Krishna, Vuppaladadiyam Sai Sree Varsha, Awasthi Abhishek, Sahoo Abhisek, Rehman Shazia, Pant Kamal Kishore, Murugavelh S, Huang Qing, Anthony Edward, Fennel Paul, Bhattacharya Sankar, Leu Shao-Yuan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
Bioresour Technol. 2022 Nov;364:128087. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128087. Epub 2022 Oct 7.
Biomass pyrolysis has recently gained increasing attention as a thermochemical conversion process for obtaining value-added products, thanks to the development of cutting-edge, innovative and cost-effective pyrolysis processes. Over time, new and novel pyrolysis techniques have emerged, and these processes can be tuned to maximize the production of high-quality hydrogen. This review examines recent advancements in biomass pyrolysis by classifying them into conventional, advanced and emerging approaches. A comprehensive overview on the recent advancements in biomass pyrolysis, highlighting the current status for industrial applications is presented. Further, the impact of each technique under different approaches on conversion of biomass for hydrogen production is evaluated. Techniques, such as inline catalytic pyrolysis, microwave pyrolysis, etc., can be employed for the sustainable production of hydrogen. Finally, the techno-economic analysis is presented to understand the viability of pyrolysis at large scale. The outlook highlights discernments into future directions, aimed to overcome the current shortcomings.
生物质热解作为一种用于获取增值产品的热化学转化过程，近来由于前沿、创新且具有成本效益的热解工艺的发展而受到越来越多的关注。随着时间的推移，新的热解技术不断涌现，这些工艺可进行调整以实现高品质氢气产量的最大化。本综述通过将生物质热解的最新进展分为传统、先进和新兴方法进行考察。本文全面概述了生物质热解的最新进展，突出了其工业应用的现状。此外，还评估了不同方法下各技术对生物质转化制氢的影响。诸如在线催化热解、微波热解等技术可用于可持续制氢。最后，进行了技术经济分析以了解大规模热解的可行性。展望部分着重探讨了未来方向，旨在克服当前的不足。
