BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCTION OF BIOCHAR WITH THE PYROLYSIS PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LIABILITIES OF INDUSTRIAL LANDFILLS: EMPHASIS ON THE LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS

Abstract

The production of biochar, or coal, by the pyrolysis process has been studied in the comparison of climatic environmental impacts with life cycle analysis (LCA) by several authors. In this bibliometric study, the VOSviewer 1.6.12 tool and the Web of Science database were applied to account for the number of publications considering the period and countries, as well, the authors with the most published articles on the chosen topic and other related terms. . Various combinations of research terms were investigated, with Life Cycle Assessment and Pyrolysis and Biochar being the broadest reference of publications: 121 articles. Life Cycle Assessment and Pyrolysis and Catalytic offered 14 research articles, with limitations as to the fact that it does not work with the so-called real samples. United States, China and Canada appear as the countries with the largest number of publications, with the six most prominent authors published between 4-6 articles. However, the investigated correlation terms show on average growing interest in studies in recent years, especially between 2015 and 2019. In addition to Life Cycle Assessment, the Life Cycle Perspective and Life Cycle GHG Emission studies are highlighted in the research.