Combustion of biomass in fluidized beds: a review of key phenomena and future perspectives

KY Kwong, EJ Marek - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review presents recent advances in research on fluidized bed combustion of solid
biomass. While the main focus is on thermochemical processes occurring in fluidized beds …

Features of the processes of heat and mass transfer when drying a large thickness layer of wood biomass

GV Kuznetsov, SV Syrodoy, NA Nigay, VI Maksimov… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The article presents the results of the experimental studies of heat transfer in a layer of moist
wood biomass under conditions of its dehydration when heated in a high-temperature gas …

Measurement and modelling of thermal and physical properties of wood construction materials

Y Li, BY Lattimer, SW Case - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction materials exposed to fire conditions may decompose resulting in a loss of
strength as well as contributing to the growth and size of the fire. Predicting the behavior of …

Design and thermal characterization of an induction-heated reactor for pyrolysis of solid waste

OS Sabogal, S Valin, S Thiery, S Salvador - … Engineering Research and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A small-scale induction heated reactor (IHR) was specifically developed to study fast
pyrolysis, here investigated as the first step of gasification process, representing some of the …

Isoconversional kinetic analysis of overlapped pyrolysis reactions: The case of lignocellulosic biomass and blends with anthracite

B Lin, J Zhou, Q Qin, C Xie, Z Luo - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis kinetics of cornstalk (CS), bamboo fiber powder (BFP) and their blends with
anthracite (AN) was investigated by differential isoconversional method. The role of AN …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the factors influencing the co-pyrolysis of walnut shells, pistachio shells, and polypropylene based on thermal behavior, kinetics and reaction …

Z Huang, T Zhang, C Wang, W Xiao, Z Wang… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The complex co-pyrolysis process of biomass with polypropylene (PP) and the limited
research on microscopic reaction mechanisms have hindered its advance application in …

[HTML][HTML] Using a fluidised bed to measure and investigate the thermal diffusivities and pyrolysis of some woods at temperatures of 200–600° C

AA Prus, TD Slater, EJ Marek, AN Hayhurst - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Small cubes (sides≤ 7 mm) of four different woods, with thermocouples inside them to
constantly measure the temperature at their centre, have been pyrolysed in electrically …

Carbonised Human Hair Incorporated in Agar/KGM Bioscaffold for Tissue Engineering Application: Fabrication and Characterisation

V Vitus, F Ibrahim, SAA Shamsuddin, N Razali… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Carbon derived from biomass waste usage is rising in various fields of application due to its
availability, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability, but it remains limited in tissue engineering …

[HTML][HTML] Predictions of burnout times of biomass char using experimentally determined CO to CO2 ratio

KY Kwong, L Mleczko, WM Bakhti, JS Dennis… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ratio of CO to CO 2 produced during char combustion is an important parameter
affecting the temperature of the char particle, the rate of mass transfer of gaseous species to …

Using a flame ionisation detector to measure the rate and duration of pyrolysis of a biomass particle

A Volford, T Redko, EJ Marek, ZWM Bond… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Single cubes and spheres of spruce wood have been heated in beds of inert sand, fluidised
by nitrogen and heated electrically to 500–700° C. The release of volatile matter from these …