Insights into Pyrolysis Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and the Reaction Mechanism of Wheat Straw for Its Resource Utilization

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The article is very interesting and as suitable as possible for publication in this magazine. However, I have a few comments:

1. It should be mentioned in the introduction that not all straw is suitable for burning. Some of the straw must be left in the field after harvesting as organic fertilizer.

2. If the authors did experimental research (pyrolysis-gasification) then please describe and put a schematic of the device and the setting of the experiment.

3. Are we sure we are dealing with the process of pyrolysis? Straw in its composition contains oxygen. In my opinion, this is a gasification process. Please explain and correct this in the article.

4. Lines 343-346 and 356-357: this is common knowledge and is not based on the authors' research.

5. In gasifiers with continuous operation, the temperature in the chamber is constant. The rate of biomass temperature rise is controlled by the feed rate of the charge. What is the relevance of the authors' findings to these devices?

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Reviewer 2 Report

The work of the author group is extremely interesting and contributes to the professional community, especially in the field of straw waste reduction. For the best possible application in a larger plant, it would be good if the authors would indicate in the conclusion what are the optimal conditions for pyrolysis and remove from the discussion those parts that refer to the most efficient process they propose. In this sense, it is necessary to refine both the conclusion and the summary of the work, in which the above information should be presented.

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Reviewer 3 Report

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Fine for me.

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Reviewer 4 Report

This article is interesting and worth publishing in the journal Sustainability. However, I have a serious remark: the work lacks a comparison of the results of the analyzes with the values obtained in the literature for previously performed analyses. Also, before to conclusions, please have a discussion about the results obtained and the scientific and practical aspects of your publication.

Minor editing of English language required.

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

• Now it is ok. The article can be published.

Reviewer 3 Report

The manuscript has revised accordingly. I do not have further queries.