Status of coal-based thermal power plants, coal fly ash production, utilization in India and their emerging applications

VK Yadav, A Gacem, N Choudhary, A Rai, P Kumar… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Both fossil and renewable fuel sources are used widely to produce electricity around the
globe. The dependency on fossil fuels for energy leads to the depletion of reserves and …

Zeolites: a theoretical and Practical Approach with uses in (Bio) Chemical processes

AA Vasconcelos, T Len, AN de Oliveira, AAF Costa… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review provides a state-of-the-art summary of distributed zeolite technology, as well as
identifying strategies to further promote the absorption of these materials in various areas of …

Eco-friendly treatment of low-calcium coal fly ash for high pozzolanic reactivity: A step towards waste utilization in sustainable building material

J Yang, J Huang, Y Su, X He, H Tan, W Yang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fly ash is a coal combustion by-product with low pozzolanic reactivity which limits its
resource utilization and engineering properties in building materials. The present study …

Edible film of native jicama starch, agarwood Aetoxylon Bouya essential oil and calcium propionate: Processing, mechanical, thermal properties and structure

LP Wigati, AA Wardana, F Tanaka, F Tanaka - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine the properties of natural jicama starch and
edible film made from the starch. The film was prepared by adding agarwood aetoxylon …

Raman spectroscopy as a versatile tool for investigating thermochemical processing of coal, biomass, and wastes: recent advances and future perspectives

J Xu, Q He, Z Xiong, Y Yu, S Zhang, X Hu, L Jiang… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Raman spectroscopy, as a rapid, high-precision, and nondestructive tool, can be used for
analyzing the samples from gas to solid, from ex situ to in situ, from organic macromolecule …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of kinetics, thermodynamics, and environmental factors of biodiesel generation from sunflower and castor oil using rice husk ash/CuO/K2CO3 …

R Foroutan, SJ Peighambardoust… - … Technology & Innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current study, rice husk ash (RHA) was used as a support in the fabrication of a
heterogeneous catalyst (RHA/CuO/K 2 CO 3) for generating biodiesel from sunflower and …

Process intensification through waste fly ash conversion and application as ceramic membranes: A review

KP Goswami, K Pakshirajan, G Pugazhenthi - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Improper disposal of huge quantities of fly ash generated by thermal power plants and few
other industries contributes to both air and water pollution, and therefore, recent …

Effect of acid treatment on the characteristics and structures of high-sulfur bituminous coal

L Zhang, Z Li, Y Yang, Y Zhou, B Kong, J Li, L Si - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, a series of modern advanced analysis and measurement technologies such as
X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), 13 C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (13 …

Fly ash from coal combustion: Dependence of the concentration of various elements on the particle size

C Lanzerstorfer - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
The dependence of the distribution of various elements on the particle size of coal
combustion fly ash is of special interest for use of the fly ash in ultrafine cement, or for …

Influence of particle morphology of ground fly ash on the fluidity and strength of cement paste

J Ma, D Wang, S Zhao, P Duan, S Yang - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The grinding process has become widely used to improve the fineness and performance of
fly ash. However, most studies focus on the particle size distribution of ground fly ash, while …