Coal-derived unburned carbons in fly ash: A review

JC Hower, JG Groppo, UM Graham, CR Ward… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Unburned carbon (UC) in fly ash indicates inefficiency in combustion and may be an
impediment to the beneficial use of fly ash or ash products in a variety of applications. The …

Spectroscopy: the best way toward green analytical chemistry?

Y He, L Tang, X Wu, X Hou, YI Lee - Applied Spectroscopy …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental issues are increasingly of global concern. The trend of sustainable
development requires chemistry to be “clean” or “green.” In the 1990s, therefore, the concept …

Characterization of coal fly ash components by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

T Ctvrtnickova, MP Mateo, A Yanez… - Spectrochimica Acta Part B …, 2009 - Elsevier
The high sensitivity of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for the detection of
most of the fly ash components enables the analysis of these residues produced during the …

Investigation of upconversion and photoacoustic properties of NIR activated Er 3+/Yb 3+ doped [RE] VO 4 (RE= Y, Gd) phosphors for photothermal conversion …

KV Cinumon, MI Sarkar, K Kumar - New Journal of Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Er3+/Yb3+ doped YVO4 and GdVO4 phosphors were prepared through the combustion
technique and were characterized through various techniques. XRD has revealed a …

Comparative study of upconversion and photoacoustic measurements of Er3+/Yb3+ doped La2O3 phosphor under 980 nm

MI Sarkar, NK Mishra, K Kumar - Methods and Applications in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Er 3+/Yb 3+ doped La 2 O 3 phosphor samples were synthesized by the
combustion method and then photoluminescence and photoacoustic spectroscopic studies …

Thermal diffusivity and conductivity measurement of undoped La2O3 powder by homemade photoacoustic spectrometer

MI Sarkar, K Kumar - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2023 - Springer
Photoacoustic spectroscopy is a unique experimental technique for material characterization
in any phase such as solid, liquid, gas, or condensed medium. The thermal properties like …

Development of an apparatus for on-line analysis of unburned carbon in fly ash using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)

L Zhang, W Ma, L Dong, X Yan, Z Hu, Z Li… - Applied …, 2011 - opg.optica.org
The level of unburned carbon in fly ash is an important criteria for evaluating the combustion
efficiencies of boilers, as well as the commercial value of the produced fly ash. In this work …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal diffusivity measurement of undoped Yb2O3 oxide by self-made photoacoustic cell

MI Sarkar, K Kumar - Materials Letters: X, 2023 - Elsevier
Photoacoustic spectroscopy is an essential technique for material characterization by
measuring acoustic noise inside a cell. In this work, we have fabricated a photoacoustic cell …

Enhanced energy transfer and upconversion luminescence in NaYF4: Er3+, Yb3+@ NaYF4 core@ shell nanoparticles via shell sensitization for optical thermometry …

KV Cinumon, K Shwetabh, S Barik, K Kumar - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, multifunctional NaYF 4: Er 3+, Yb 3+@ NaYF 4 core@ shell nanoparticles
(NPs) were synthesised, and the effect of shell sensitization on their upconversion (UC) and …

Combustion synthesized La2O3: Er3+/Yb3+ phosphor for simultaneous upconversion emission and photo-thermal signal generation

MI Sarkar, K Kumar - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Er 3+/Yb 3+ doped La 2 O 3 phosphor is prepared through combustion
synthesis route and then studied using frequency upconversion (UC) and photoacoustic …