• Ethanol pulping as a stage in the bio-refinery of olive tree prunings 

      Requejo Silva, Ana; Rodríguez Pascual, Alejandro; González, Zoilo; Vargas González, Fátima; Jiménez, Luis (NC State University, 2012)
      Biomaterials from olive tree pruning are an abundant agricultural residue in various Mediterranean regions. A suggested use of this residue is its separation in a main fraction (trunks and stems with diameter > 1 cm) and ...
    • Total use of olive tree prunings by means of hydrotermal and combustion processes 

      Requejo Silva, Ana; Feria, Manuel Javier; Vargas González, Fátima; Rodríguez Pascual, Alejandro (NC State University, 2012)
      The aim of this work is to chemically characterize olive tree prunings and use the material in hydrothermal and combustion processes. The influence of the hydrothermal treatment conditions, with and without acid catalyst, ...
    • Valorisation of banana peel waste as a precursor material for different renewable energy systems 

      Serna-Jiménez, Johanna; Luna-Lama, Fernando; Caballero, Álvaro; Martín, María de los Ángeles; Chica Pérez, Arturo F.; Siles, J.A. (Elsevier, 2021)
      The following different valorisation processes of banana peel waste (BPW) were evaluated: combustion, production of activated carbon/batteries, and biomethanisation. This study showed that the combustion of BPW is an ...