Peer-reviewed Publications
2024
Amjed, M. A., Sobic, F., Romano, M. C., Faravelli, T., & Binotti, M. (2024).
Techno-economic analysis of a solar-driven biomass pyrolysis plant for bio-oil and biochar production
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 8(18), 4243-4262.
Zou, X., Debiagi, P., Amjed, M. A., Zhai, M., & Faravelli, T. (2024).
Impact of high-temperature biomass pyrolysis on biochar formation and composition
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 179, 106463.
Other Publications
2025
PYSOLO Mid-term Stakeholder Event on Solar-driven Biomass Pyrolysis
6 November 2025 & online
Presentations by Marco Binotti, Juan Pablo Rincon Duarte, Andrea Maria Rizzo, José Manuel López, David Casini, Ana Simões Mota, Marco Colombi, Erico Kutchartt
Costa, G., Viteri, F., Kirschmeier, M., García, T., & Murillo, R. (2025). PYSOLO: Explorando Métodos Alternativos Para el Calentamiento de Partículas y su Integración en la Pirólisis de Biomasa. XVII Reunión del Grupo Español del Carbón, Zaragoza, Spain. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17723605
Kirschmeier, M., Rincon Duarte, J. P., Eckstein, J., Lorreyte, C., Schumacher, B., Binotti, M., Moumin, G., & Roeb, M. (2025, September 24). Design of a Particle-Based Solar Receiver for Coupling with a Solar-Driven Pyrolysis Reactor. SolarPACES 2025, Almería, Spain. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17581096
Colombi, M., Romano, M., & Binotti, M. (2025). Rotary Kiln Particle Receiver Design and Performance for Solar-driven Biomass Pyrolysis. SolarPACES 2025, Almeria, Spain. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17778147
Rincon Duarte, J. P., Josse, M., Lorreyte, C., Kirschmeier, M., Pernpeintner, J., Sutter, F., Roeb, M., & Sattler, C. (2025, September 18). Solar Absorptance and Thermal Emittance of Particle Heat Carriers in a Solar Driven Biomass Process. 19th International Conference on Energy Sustainability (ASME 2025), Westminster, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2025-156580
Simões-Mota, A., Franco-Luesma, S., & Álvaro-Fuentes, J. (2025). Biochar in Mediterranean agriculture: Effects on soil greenhouse gas emissions. VII EUROSOIL 2025 & X Congreso Ibérico de la Ciencia del Suelo, Sevilla, Spain. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17778412
Kutchartt, E., Pirotti, F., Salgado-Rojas, J., Cortés-Molino, Á., Aquilué, N., & Puy, N. (2025, September 8). Mapping optimal biorefinery plant locations using Earth observation data in the Mediterranean region. Earth Sensing Summer School 2025, San Vito di Cadore, Italy. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17723921
Free Webinar: Solar-driven Pyrolysis of Biomass: Insights, Experiences and Challenges
PYSOLO Webinar for students and early-career researchers, presentations by Marco Binotti, Giacomo Lombardi & José Manuel Lopéz, Martina Neises-von Puttkamer, José Manuel Lopéz, Erico Kutchartt. Webinar on 26 June 2025
Colombi, M., Amjed, M. A., Romano, M. C., & Binotti, M. (2025, Juni 10). Negative Emission Solar-Driven Biomass Pyrolysis Plant for Bio-Fuel and Biochar Coproduction: a Techno-Economic Analysis. 33rd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2025), Valencia (Spain). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17580658
Binotti, M., Colombi, M., García, T., Puy, N., Kuhlmann, V., Lorreyte, C., Lombardi, G., Prussi, M., & Fantini, M. (2025). The PYSOLO Project: Biomass Pyrolysis by Concentrated Solar Power. 33rd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2025), Valencia. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17722776
Binotti, M. (2025, Januar 30).
PYSOLO: Pyrolysis of biomass by concentrated Solar Power – Facing High-Temperature CSP for energy applications. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14848949
Facing high-temperature CSP for energy applications – Compilation of all presentations
Sisterhood Community on CSP: SUNSON, PYSOLO, BLAZETEC, ABraytCSPfuture, ASTERixCAESar, COOPERANT
Webinar on 30 January 2025
2024
Binotti, M., Amjed, M. A., Rincon Duarte, J., Lorreyte, C., Moumin, G., Romano, M., & Colombi, M. (2024, Oktober 10).
Solar-driven Biomass Pyrolysis Plant for Negative-Emission Biofuels Production. SolarPACES, Rome, Italy. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14222604
Prussi, M., Danesh, P., Laveneziana, L., & Chiaramonti, D. (2024, Dezember 3).
A fluidized bed separator for biochar – PYSOLO project. EUBCE 2024 – 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE 2024), Marseille, France. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14265051
Prussi, M., Danesh, P., Rizzo, A. M., Lombardi, J., & Chiaramonti, D. (2024, Dezember 3).
Modelling the PHC-char separator for the PYSOLO solar integrated pyrolysis plant. EUBCE 2024 – 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (32nd EUBCE), Marseille, France. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14264857
Public Deliverables
D1.1
Project Management and Quality Handbook
Liverani, I., Fantini, M., Manetta, F., Di Gioacchino, R., & Lops, P. (2023). PYSOLO Deliverable D1.1 Project Management and Quality Handbook (Version v1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15131163
D3.1
Heat carrier characterisation for solar operation
Lorreyte, C., Rincon Duarte, J. P., Roeb, M., & Kirschmeier, M. (2024). PYSOLO Deliverabe D3.1 Heat carrier characterization for solar operation (Version v1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15356650
D5.1
Dissemination and Communication Plan
Schwarzenberger, A. (2023). PYSOLO Deliverable D5.1 Dissemination and Communication Plan (Version v1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15188548