Mahdi Abu-Omar, Purdue's R.B. Wetherill Professor of Chemistry, holds a small vial containing results of a new catalytic process that can convert the lignin in wood into high-value chemical products ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers have demonstrated a new process to convert all biomass into liquid fuel, and the method could make possible mobile processing plants. The researchers at Purdue ...

Biomass conversion technologies encompass a suite of biochemical, thermochemical and physico-chemical processes that transform organic feedstocks into energy carriers such as heat, electricity, liquid ...

Thermochemical gasification transforms solid biomass into a versatile synthesis gas or “syngas” by partial oxidation at elevated temperatures. Gasifier designs—ranging from fixed-bed and fluidised-bed ...

Research on energy production from biomass usually focuses on the amount of energy generated. But it is also important to consider how much energy goes into the process, a component that is often ...

According to a new report from Allied Market Research, the global biomass market size was valued at $59.0 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $121.0 billion by 2033, growing ...