Characteristics, sources and health risk assessment of airborne particulate PAHs in Chinese cities: A review

D Yan, S Wu, S Zhou, G Tong, F Li, Y Wang, B Li - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds composed of at least two
benzene rings. This paper reviews the characteristics, sources and health risk of airborne …

Effects of torrefaction pretreatment on fuel quality and combustion characteristics of biomass: A review

X Yang, Z Zhao, Y Zhao, L Xu, S Feng, Z Wang… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass is renewable and clean energy source, the utilization of biofuel derived from
biomass is an important strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate the greenhouse …

Emissions of SO2, NOx, CO2, and HCl from Co-firing of coals with raw and torrefied biomass fuels

E Rokni, X Ren, A Panahi, YA Levendis - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
This work examined acid gas emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide,
and hydrogen chloride from co-firing biomass (corn straw and rice husk) with either a high …

Carbon, sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions from combustion of pulverized raw and torrefied biomass

X Ren, R Sun, X Meng, N Vorobiev, M Schiemann… - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
This work contrasted gaseous emissions of carbon, sulfur and nitrogen oxides from
combustion of several types of biomass including woody, herbaceous and crop-derived …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of PAHs, PCBs, and PCDD/Fs in products from full-scale relevant pyrolysis of diverse contaminated organic waste

E Sørmo, KM Krahn, GØ Flatabø, T Hartnik… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass pyrolysis is the anoxic thermal conversion of biomass into a carbon rich, porous
solid, often called biochar. This could be a better waste management alternative for …

Combustion of single biomass particles in air and in oxy-fuel conditions

J Riaza, R Khatami, YA Levendis, L Álvarez… - Biomass and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The combustion behaviors of four different pulverized biomasses were evaluated in the
laboratory. Single particles of sugarcane bagasse, pine sawdust, torrefied pine sawdust and …

An overview of coal rank influence on ignition and combustion phenomena at the particle level

R Khatami, YA Levendis - Combustion and Flame, 2016 - Elsevier
Individual particles of pulverized coals exhibit strikingly different combustion phenomena
depending on their rank (anthracite, semi-anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous and …

Characterization and source apportionment of PM2. 5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from Shanghai city, China

Q Wang, M Liu, Y Yu, Y Li - Environmental Pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were studied in 230 daily fine particulate matter
(PM2. 5) samples collected in four seasons at urban and suburban sites of Shanghai, China …

Advances in biomass co-combustion with fossil fuels in the European context: A review

M Variny, A Varga, M Rimár, J Janošovský, J Kizek… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Co-combustion of biomass-based fuels and fossil fuels in power plant boilers, utility boilers,
and process furnaces is a widely acknowledged means of efficient heat and power …

Environmental impacts of coal-mining and coal-fired power-plant activities in a developing country with global context

MA Habib, R Khan - Spatial modeling and assessment of environmental …, 2021 - Springer
To represent a comprehensive scenario regarding the coal mining and coal-fired power
plant activities in a developing country (Bangladesh) and to understand the total …