The lignin-to-chemicals valorisation has increased the interest of the scientific community in
exploring the effective lignin depolymerisation. Lignin is the most abundant natural resource …

The utilization of biomass, the only carbon-bearing renewable energy source, is critical for
environmental and energy sustainability as well as carbon neutrality. Pyrolysis is the efficient …

Multi-scale computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation bridges the gaps between
particle and reactor scales in the modeling of biomass pyrolysis. Its accuracy depends on …

This paper reviews the recent advances in multi-scale computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
simulations of biomass pyrolysis in fluidized bed reactors. The interconnection among …

Chemical reaction engineering of pine branches and peat is crucial yet challenging in
enhancing pyrolysis products quality for the synergistic effect and kinetic parameters …

Background Food materials have typical heterogeneity of microstructure and physical
properties, which brings difficulty in accurately determining the variable heat and mass …

In reactor-scale CFD modeling of biomass pyrolysis with thermally-thick particles, zero-
dimensional (0D) models coupled with lumped kinetics are commonly used, as they are …

Coupling particle and reactor scale models is as essential as reactor fluid dynamics and
particle motion for accurate Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulations of biomass fast …

In a pyrolysis reactor, organic polymers from biomass or plastic waste are thermally
decomposed into volatile gases, condensable vapours (tar or bio-oil) and solid residues …

Fluidized bed biomass gasification is a complex process whereby gas source terms are
released by reactions at the particle level during the movement of fuel particles throughout …