A review of China's municipal solid waste (MSW) and comparison with international regions: Management and technologies in treatment and resource utilization

Y Ding, J Zhao, JW Liu, J Zhou, L Cheng, J Zhao… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although municipal solid waste (MSW) has a potential risk for human health and ecological
environment, it is gradually considered as one of the most renewable resources. To …

Numerical approaches and comprehensive models for gasification process: A review

A Ramos, E Monteiro, A Rouboa - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nowadays, gasification is seen as a worldwide settled technique for sustainably generating
energy from residues. Its final product is a synthetic gas which may be used for several …

ReaxFF simulations of the synergistic effect mechanisms during co-pyrolysis of coal and polyethylene/polystyrene

D Hong, P Li, T Si, X Guo - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the co-pyrolysis behaviors of Zhundong coal with polyethylene (PE) and
polystyrene (PS) are investigated using reactive molecular dynamics (ReaxFF MD) …

Optimization of a novel solar-based multi-generation system for waste heat recovery in a cement plant

DH Jamali, A Noorpoor - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
This article presents a novel renewable-based multi-generation energy system. The system
is based on a double effect absorption chiller, an ejector refrigeration cycle, a proton …

Thermodynamic and techno-economic analyses of a novel integrated process of coal gasification and methane tri-reforming to ethylene glycol with low carbon …

Q Yang, S Xu, J Zhang, C Liu, D Zhang, H Zhou, S Mei… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Coal to ethylene glycol technology has been fruitfully developed due to the abundant
reserve of coal and the low production cost. However, its sustainable development is …

Assessing the economic profitability of Paulownia as a biomass crop in Southern Mediterranean area

R Testa, G Schifani, G Rizzo, G Migliore - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The increase of renewable energy production worldwide, occurred in the last years, is also
attributable to some agroforestry species cultivated according to the short rotation coppice …

Understanding Rapid PET Degradation via Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Kinetic Modeling

SM Ma, C Zou, TY Chen, JA Paulson… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As the demand for PET plastic products continues to grow, developing effective processes to
reduce their pollution is of critical importance. Pyrolysis, a promising technology to produce …

Fossil or renewable sources for methanol production?

C Pirola, G Bozzano, F Manenti - Methanol, 2018 - Elsevier
Methanol can be produced from different sources. The most prominent industrial processes
for its synthesis are based on the use of traditional fossil fuels, natural gas and coal …

Modeling and performance assessment of a new integrated gasification combined cycle with a water gas shift membrane reactor for hydrogen production

M Al-Zareer, I Dincer, MA Rosen - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effects of flow rate of gasification oxidant, gasification agent and
coal type on the energy efficiency and hydrogen production rate of a proposed system. The …

Low impact methanol production from sulfur rich coal gasification

A Bassani, G Bozzano, C Pirola, E Ranzi, S Pierucci… - Energy Procedia, 2017 - Elsevier
In economy nowadays, methanol is already a key compound widely employed as building
block for producing intermediates or synthetic hydrocarbons, solvent, energy storage …