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Co-pyrolysis has been researched as a promising technique for thermochemical conversion of biomass with plastics and other organic wastes into potentially useful products due to the ability to recover energy from these materials. This chapter presents a review of the development and application of co-pyrolysis as a next-generation thermochemical conversion technique for energy recovery from biomass waste materials (e.g., food waste, waste cooking oil etc.). This includes a discussion on the characteristics of co-pyrolysis, the key process parameters, the issues, and challenges arising from the application of co-pyrolysis, and the features and combustion performance of the liquid oil product. Co-pyrolysis using microwave technique shows ability to rectify certain limitations shown by conventional pyrolysis with a potential as a viable means to produce next-generation fuels from biomass wastes. This co-pyrolysis approach is capable of increasing the yield and enhancing the quality of the bio-oil product. Thus, it can be a potentially sustainable and feasible approach for energy recovery from biomass and wastes polymers.
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Mahari, W.A.W., Foong, S.Y., Lam, S.S. (2020). Co-pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Polymeric Wastes for Liquid Oil Production. In: Nanda, S., N. Vo, DV., Sarangi, P. (eds) Biorefinery of Alternative Resources: Targeting Green Fuels and Platform Chemicals. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1804-1_12
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