A review of catalytic conversion of coal tar value-added chemicals at the molecular level based on first principles

L He, S Zhang, Q Yao, Y Liu, L Wang, W Wang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Coal tar (CT), a byproduct of coal pyrolysis, is a valuable source of chemicals not producible
by the petrochemical industry. However, its complex composition and lack of effective …

Enhancing flotation removal of unburned carbon from fly ash by coal tar-based collector: Experiment and simulation

K Zheng, W Zhang, Y Li, A Ping, F Wu, G Xie, W Xia - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The unburned carbon (UC) in fly ash is a vital parameter that governs the further utilization of
fly ash in mortar and concrete industry. Flotation is an effective methodology for removing …

Design and Application of Joule Heating Processes for Decarbonized Chemical and Advanced Material Synthesis

A Griffin, M Robertson, Z Gunter… - Industrial & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric CO2 concentrations keep increasing at intensifying rates due to rising energy
and material demands. The chemical production industry is a large energy consumer …

Characterizing thermal runaway of reservoir rocks under electromagnetic irradiation towards hydrogen generation from petroleum reservoirs

B An, K Yan, B Robinson, J Hu, Q Yuan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Electromagnetic (EM)-assisted catalytic heating presents a novel method for in-situ
hydrogen production from petroleum reservoirs. This study delves into the interaction …

Microwave-intensified hydrolysis for high efficiency hydrogen generation over magnetically separable Co3O4-carbon nanotube composites

C Luo, S Liu, G Yang, M Xu, E Lester, T Wu - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microwave (MW)-assisted process intensification technology has the potential to improve
catalytic conversion under mild reaction conditions. In this study, a series of MW-sensitive …

Achieving optimal micro-explosions in stable emulsions by adding water-soluble polymers

C Liu, L Cui, J Xu, L Cen, J Xu, P Li, T Xiao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The emulsified feedstock technique is to improve the performance of products by using the
micro-explosion phenomenon of emulsion. However, an obstacle to some applications of …

Breakup characteristics of water-in-oil emulsion droplets influenced by a rigid interfacial film in the presence of a polymer surfactant

J Gao, X Xu, T Li, H Zhang, J Xu, F Cao - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
The emulsified feedstock technique derived from micro-explosion has been applied to
improve the feedstock atomization of heavy oil during the catalytic cracking process. The …