Browsing School of Engineering and Materials Science by Author "Volpe, R"
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Influence of Reactor Design on Product Distributions from Biomass Pyrolysis
Barr, MR; Volpe, R; Kandiyoti, R (2019-08-19) -
Liquid Biofuels from Food Crops in Transportation – A Balance Sheet of Outcomes
BARR, M; Volpe, R; Kandiyoti, R (Elsevier, 2021) -
A molecular investigation on lignin thermochemical conversion and carbonaceous organics deposition induced catalyst deactivation
Chen, C; Volpe, R; Jiang, X (Elsevier, 2021-11-15)Surface coking is the primary deactivation pattern of metal-based catalyst in biofuel reforming, which hinders the commercial utilisation of biomass. In this study, molecular dynamics simulation with reactive force field ... -
Morphological and structural evolution of activated carbons from almond shells
Maniscalco, MP; Volpe, R; Messineo, A (AIP Publishing, 2021-03-30)Almond shells represent an abundant agricultural waste which is annually produced in Sicily. Pyrolysis and gasification can be adopted to successfully modify its morphological and structural properties to produce graphitized ... -
On the suitability of thermogravimetric balances for the study of biomass pyrolysis
Barr, MR; Volpe, M; Messineo, A; Volpe, R (2020-09-15) -
Potential pitfalls on the scalability of laboratory-based research for hydrothermal carbonization
Volpe, M; Picone, A; Luz, FC; Mosonik, MC; Volpe, R; Messineo, A (2022) -
Promoting Energy Recovery from Recalcitrant Agro-Industrial Wastes through Anaerobic Digestion: A Review on Olive Mill Residues
Maniscalco, MP; Volpe, M; Volpe, R; Messineo, A (2018) -
Reactivity of cellulose during hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass
Volpe, M; Messineo, A; Mäkelä, M; Barr, MR; Volpe, R; Corrado, C; Fiori, L (Elsevier BV, 2020-09)Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of pure cellulose (CE) and birchwood (BW) samples was carried out at temperatures between 160 and 280 °C, 0.5 h residence time and biomass-to-water ratio 1:5, to investigate the reactivity ... -
Recovery of metals and valuable chemicals from waste electric and electronic materials: a critical review of existing technologies
Gulliani, S; Volpe, M; Messineo, A; Volpe, R (2023-05-22)The growing development of technology has increased the amount of waste generated by electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) every year. WEEE contains valuable metals and hazardous materials which, if not properly ... -
Role of reaction parameters in hydrothermal carbonization with process water recirculation: Hydrochar recovery enhancement and energy balance
Picone, A; Volpe, M; Malik, W; Volpe, R; Messineo, A (2024-02-01)Recirculation of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process water (PW) has been revealed as an effective strategy to promote the recovery of lost dissolved organics in the spent solvent. However, the role of operating ... -
Spatially resolved spectral determination of polysaccharides in hydrothermally carbonized biomass
Makela, M; Volpe, M; Volpe, R; Fiori, L; Dahl, O (2018-03-07) -
Study of char morphology during biomass pyrolysis and gasification via micro-computed tomography
Barr, M; Zhang, Y; Jervis, R; Volpe, R (THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2019-08-25) -
Synergistic Effects between Lignin and Cellulose during Pyrolysis of Agricultural Waste
Volpe, R; Zabaniotou, AA; Skoulou, V (2018-08) -
Synthesis of a Graphene-Encapsulated Fe 3 C/Fe Catalyst Supported on Sporopollenin Exine Capsules and Its Use for the Reverse Water–Gas Shift Reaction
Malik, W; Victoria Tafoya, JP; Doszczeczko, S; Jorge Sobrido, AB; Skoulou, VK; Boa, AN; Zhang, Q; Ramirez Reina, T; Volpe, R (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2023)Bioderived materials have emerged as sustainable catalyst supports for several heterogeneous reactions owing to their naturally occurring hierarchal pore size distribution, high surface area, and thermal and chemical ... -
Technical and Economical Assessment of Biomass Potential for Power Production: A Study in the South of Italy
Messineo, A; Bonasera, D; Volpe, R; Messineo, S; Marvuglia, A (2016-09) -
Thermal breakdown in coal and biomass: Relationship between reactor design and product distributions
Volpe, R; Kandiyoti, R (2018) -
Towards a mechanistic understanding of particle shrinkage during biomass pyrolysis via synchrotron X-ray microtomography and in-situ radiography.
Barr, MR; Jervis, R; Zhang, Y; Bodey, AJ; Rau, C; Shearing, PR; Brett, DJL; Titirici, M-M; Volpe, R (Nature Publishing Group, 2021-01-29)Accurate modelling of particle shrinkage during biomass pyrolysis is key to the production of biochars with specific morphologies. Such biochars represent sustainable solutions to a variety of adsorption-dependent environmental ... -
Unlocking the potential of biofuels via reaction pathways in van Krevelen diagrams
Lozano, DCP; Jones, HE; Reina, TR; Volpe, R; Barrow, MP (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-10-18)Production of fuels and targeted chemicals from biomass represents a current challenge. Pyrolysis of biomass generates liquid bio-oils but these are highly complex mixtures. In order to obtain the desired products, optimized ...