Utilization of fly ashes from fluidized bed combustion: A review

K Ohenoja, J Pesonen, J Yliniemi, M Illikainen - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Traditionally fly ash is thought to be glassy, spherical particle originating from pulverized
coal combustion (PCC) at temperature up to 1700° C. However, nowadays fluidized bed …

The use of gasification solid products as catalysts for tar reforming

DA Buentello-Montoya, X Zhang, J Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The presence of tars in syngas is a major technological constraint for upscaling biomass
gasification to produce heat, power, and other value-added chemicals such as biofuels. At …

Valorization of meat and bone meal through pyrolysis for soil amendment or lead adsorption from wastewaters

D Vamvuka, S Dermitzakis, D Pentari… - Food and Bioproducts …, 2018 - Elsevier
The valorization of Meat and Bone Meal material through the pyrolysis process was
investigated. Evolved gases were quantitatively analysed and the energy potential was …

The impact of a combined pre-treatment on the combustion performance of various biomass wastes and their blends with lignite

D Vamvuka, E Loukakou, S Sfakiotakis, E Petrakis - Thermochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Two pre-treatment techniques, water leaching and torrefaction, as well as a combination of
these were applied to a variety of biomass wastes in order to get improved quality products …

Terrestrial eutrophication of building materials and buildings: An emerging topic in environmental studies

K Kobetičová, R Černý - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Eutrophication has been analyzed mostly in aquatic or soil environments to date. Direct
terrestrial eutrophication of building materials and buildings, contrary eg to their …

Numerical transient modelling of the fouling phenomena and its influence on thermal performance in a low-scale biomass shell boiler

S Chapela, N Cid, J Porteiro, JL Míguez - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass has been used as a fuel throughout history because of its abundance and the ease
of obtaining it from nearby environments. Its use has been increasing in recent decades …

CFD study of fouling phenomena in small-scale biomass boilers: Experimental validation with two different boilers

S Chapela, J Porteiro, M Garabatos, D Patiño… - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of biomass is growing as it is considered as a renewable energy by a society with
increasing ecological awareness. Biomass has the advantage of being easily used in …

Slagging and fouling propensities of ashes from urban and industrial wastes

D Vamvuka, S Sfakiotakis… - Recent Innovations in …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Urban and industrial wastes can play an important role in heat and power
generation, substituting a large part of conventional fuels. However, combustion of these …

Influence of ash composition on high temperature CO2 sorption

B Miklová, M Staf, V Kyselova - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
To avoid increasing emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere different approaches are
being tested. One of them is based on adsorption process where new sorbents are still …

Energy Recovery from Solid Waste-Recent Approaches

C Rai, T Thakur, C Mahata, B Bhui… - Solid Waste Management …, 2025 - Springer
The increasing carbon emission, global energy demand, and depleting fossil fuels have
compelled to search for other promising alternatives such as renewable sources; solar …