Material and energy recovery of waste biomass

In addition to combustion, we focus on the pyrolysis and gasification of solid fuels into higher-value products, the understanding of the influence of process conditions on the quality of gaseous and solid products, and the development of processes for the purification of gaseous products. In this area, recent work has focused on the gasification of woody biomass to produce biochar for soil amendment or pollutant adsorption, and the treatment of sewage sludge by pyrolysis and combustion processes with subsequent recovery of solid products, e.g., for use as a soil supplement (pyrolysis) or for phosphorus recovery (combustion).