Gas-solid fluidized beds have drawn the attention of engineers and researchers as an
effective technology for a large variety of applications, and numerical simulations can play …

Thermochemical processes, which include pyrolysis, torrefaction, gasification, combustion,
and hydrothermal conversions, are perceived to be more efficient in converting waste …

Bioenergy production is one of the most reliable strategies for replacing fossil fuels and
reducing CO 2 emissions. Gasification-based bioenergy generation has been extensively …

Biomass gasification is a promising power generation process due to its ability to utilize
waste materials and similar renewable energy sources. Predicting the outcomes of this …

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 …

This paper reviews the recent advances in multi-scale computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
simulations of biomass pyrolysis in fluidized bed reactors. The interconnection among …

In the present study, a CFD model was developed for the biomass gasification process in a
downdraft fixed-bed gasifier. Sugarcane bagasse was used as feedstock in gasification …

Coffee production in Brazil creates significant amounts of residues. The goals of this study
are to evaluate the characteristics of these residues (parchment, husk, pulp, spent grounds …

Biomass gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) reactor is numerically studied based
on a particle-scale computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method (CFD-DEM), with …

The disposal of spent coffee grounds (SCG) and brewers' spent grains (BSG) has become
an environmental issue. Thus, the waste-to-energy valorization of these two low-cost …