A critical factor which controls the socio-economic development of any nation is “energy”.
With depleting fossil fuels, there is a shift in focus to lignocellulosic biorefinery. The review …

The characteristics of the energy structure of rich coal, less oil and less gas, coupling with a
high external dependence on oil and natural gas and the emphasis on the efficient and …

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis (MWAP) provides distinctive heating for the conversion of coal
into liquid fuels. This work investigated the effects of MWAP on the microstructure of …

Microwaves provide alternative heating and allow process intensification due to their rapid,
volumetric, and selective nature. Recognizing the central role of multiphase reactors in …

As a clean energy resource, coalbed methane (CBM) has drawn worldwide attention.
However, the CBM reservoir has strong adsorption capacity and low permeability and thus …

Microwave heating has gained widespread popularity in coal processing. Numerical
simulation is a promising tool to visualize and quantize microwave-coal interactions …

This paper aims to predict the heating behaviors of coal sample by COMSOL Multiphysics
software based on the finite element method. The effects of microwave frequency …

This study investigates the effects of microwave irradiation treatment on coal composition,
pore structure, coal rank, function groups, and combustion characteristics of typical Chinese …

Coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs usually require stimulation to enhance the permeability,
thereby promoting CBM production. Realized by the conversion of the electromagnetic …

Microwave heating is a promising non-aqueous technology in coal seam enhancement.
Recently, it has been considered as an alternative technology to hydraulic fracturing and …