Combustion, chemistry, and carbon neutrality

K Kohse-Höinghaus - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Combustion is a reactive oxidation process that releases energy bound in chemical
compounds used as fuels─ energy that is needed for power generation, transportation …

Iron as a sustainable chemical carrier of renewable energy: Analysis of opportunities and challenges for retrofitting coal-fired power plants

P Debiagi, RC Rocha, A Scholtissek, J Janicka… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a result of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), several
countries committed to phasing down coal electricity as soon as possible, deactivating …

[HTML][HTML] A quantitative analysis of the ignition characteristics of fine iron particles

XC Mi, A Fujinawa, JM Bergthorson - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Ignition of iron particles in an oxidizing environment marks the onset of self-sustained
combustion. The objective of the current study is to quantitatively examine the ignition …

The potential of retrofitting existing coal power plants: A case study for operation with green iron

J Janicka, P Debiagi, A Scholtissek, A Dreizler, B Epple… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Storing electrical energy for long periods and transporting it over long distances is an
essential task of the necessary transition to a CO 2-free energy economy. An oxidation …

Ignition and combustion behavior of single micron-sized iron particle in hot gas flow

S Li, J Huang, W Weng, Y Qian, X Lu, M Aldén… - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigated the ignition and combustion process of single micron-sized iron
particles in the hot gas flow of burned methane-oxygen-nitrogen mixture. The particle …

Visualizing particle melting and nanoparticle formation during single iron particle oxidation with multi-parameter optical diagnostics

T Li, F Heck, F Reinauer, B Böhm, A Dreizler - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
High-temperature oxidation of single iron particles is experimentally investigated for laminar
flow conditions using multi-parameter optical diagnostics. Iron particles with initially porous …

Reduction kinetics of combusted iron powder using hydrogen

CJM Hessels, TAM Homan, NG Deen, Y Tang - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite extensive research on reduction of iron oxides in literature, there is no consensus
on the most accurate reduction kinetics, especially for micron-sized iron oxide powders with …

Phase transformations and microstructure evolution during combustion of iron powder

L Choisez, NE van Rooij, CJM Hessels, AK da Silva… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
To successfully transition from fossil-fuel to sustainable carbon-free energy carriers, a safe,
stable and high-density energy storage technology is required. The combustion of iron …

[HTML][HTML] Critical temperature for nanoparticle cloud formation during combustion of single micron-sized iron particle

D Ning, Y Shoshin, JA van Oijen, G Finotello… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Temporally, spatially, and thermally resolved measurements of in situ nanoparticle cloud
formation during combustion of single micron-sized iron particles are carried out. The critical …

[HTML][HTML] Combustion behavior of single iron particles-part I: An experimental study in a drop-tube furnace under high heating rates and high temperatures

A Panahi, D Chang, M Schiemann, A Fujinawa… - Applications in Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Micrometric spherical particles of iron in two narrow size ranges of (38–45) µm and (45–53)
µm were injected in a bench scale, transparent drop-tube furnace (DTF), electrically heated …