Alkali metal release in thermochemical conversion of biomass and coal: Optical measurements and modeling

Z Wang, S Liu, W Weng, Y He, M Aldén, Z Li - Progress in Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alkali metals, mainly K and Na, which are present in solid fuels such as biomass and coal,
play an important role during their thermal conversion, eg, in combustion or gasification. At …

[HTML][HTML] Insight into KOH and KCl release behavior of burning wood and straw pellets using quantitative in situ optical measurements

W Weng, M Aldén, Z Li - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional laser-induced photofragmentation fluorescence (LIPF) was employed to
quantitatively visualize the potassium hydroxide (KOH) and potassium chloride (KCl) vapor …

[HTML][HTML] Participation of alkali and sulfur in ammonia combustion chemistry: Investigation for ammonia/solid fuel co-firing applications

W Weng, Z Li, P Marshall, P Glarborg - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) is a promising carbon-free energy carrier. Co-firing of ammonia in solid fuel-
fired facilities is a feasible solution to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions. Solid fuels …

Ultraviolet absorption cross-sections of ammonia at elevated temperatures for nonintrusive quantitative detection in combustion environments

W Weng, S Li, M Aldén, Z Li - Applied Spectroscopy, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Ammonia (NH3) is regarded as an important nitrogen oxides (NOx) precursor and also as an
effective reductant for NOx removal in energy utilization through combustion, and it has …

[HTML][HTML] The chemical coupling between moist CO oxidation and gas-phase potassium sulfation

A Chanpirak, H Hashemi, FJ Frandsen, H Wu… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, the chemical coupling between moist CO oxidation and transformation
of gaseous potassium salts (KCl or KOH) in the presence and absence of SO 2 was …

A TDLAS-based photofragmentation method for spatially resolved measurement of KOH and KCl as well as its application in biomass combustion processes

S Liu, W Weng, Z Wang, Y He, M Aldén, Z Li - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The release of gas-phase potassium species, mainly KOH, KCl, and K atoms, from burning
biomass fuels can introduce severe problems to boilers, such as fouling, slagging, and …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal temperature measurement on burning biomass pellets using phosphor thermometry and two-line atomic fluorescence

W Weng, H Feuk, S Li, M Richter, M Aldén… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
We report accurate in-situ optical measurements of surface temperature, volatile gas
temperature, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission over the whole burning …

Simultaneous Quantitative Detection of HCN and C2H2 in Combustion Environment Using TDLAS

W Weng, M Aldén, Z Li - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and soot particles during the combustion of biomass fuels
and municipal solid waste is a major environmental issue. Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and …

Simultaneous detection of K, KOH, and KCl in flames and released from biomass using photofragmentation TDLAS

E Thorin, K Zhang, D Valiev, FM Schmidt - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Gaseous potassium (K) species released from biomass during thermochemical conversion
pose challenges to reactors and human health. Photofragmentation tunable diode laser …

Optical in-situ measurements and modeling of post-flame sulfation of NaOH (g) and NaCl (g)

D Schmid, W Weng, S Li, O Karlström, M Hupa, Z Li… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Post-flame sulfation of gaseous sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium chloride (NaCl) was
investigated with optical in situ measurements at 850 to 1475° C. A multi-jet burner was …