Effect of oxidative torrefaction on high temperature combustion process of wood sphere

X Li, Z Lu, J Chen, X Chen, Y Jiang, J Jian, S Yao - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work studies the effects of oxidative torrefaction (OT)(200–290° C, 0–8 vol% O
2) on the combustion process of wood sphere in a single particle combustor (SPC, 1226° C …

[HTML][HTML] Considerations on factors affecting biochar densification behavior based on a multiparameter model

L Riva, L Wang, G Ravenni, P Bartocci, TV Buø… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The optimization of upscaled biochar pelleting is limited by lack of knowledge regarding the
effects of process parameters. A multiparameter model, coupled to a single pellet press unit …

Catalysts' influence on thermochemical decomposition of waste tires

S Kordoghli, M Paraschiv, R Kuncser… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, correlation between the influence of catalysts on waste tires pyrolysis at small‐
and laboratory‐scale installation are highlighted. Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of …

Experimental study on charcoal production from woody biomass

L Wang, Ø Skreiberg, S Van Wesenbeeck… - Energy & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In the present work, effects of process conditions on char and fixed carbon yields from four
woody biomasses were studied. The influence of the particle size, sample mass, and …

Burning dynamics of straw chars under the conditions of thermal analysis

C Branca, C Di Blasi - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Burning is investigated, by means of thermogravimetry, of 17 straw chars produced from
packed-bed pyrolysis at moderate temperatures, using wood chars for comparison. The …

Novel catalytic systems for waste tires pyrolysis: optimization of gas fraction

S Kordoghli, M Paraschiv… - Journal of …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this paper, catalyzed pyrolysis of scrap tires was studied in order to identify the influence
of catalysts on gas composition during the main thermal range of the decomposition …

Physical and energy characteristics, compression strength and chemical modification of charcoal produced from sixteen tropical woods in Costa Rica

V Balaguer-Benlliure, R Moya… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Charcoal production from woody species from fast-growth plantations has gained
importance in a variety of uses. The objective of the present work is to determine the density …

Thermal decomposition kinetics of wood and bark and their torrefied products

E Barta-Rajnai, G Várhegyi, L Wang, Ø Skreiberg… - Energy & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The pyrolysis kinetics of Norway spruce, its bark, and their torrefied products was studied.
Thermogravimetry (TGA) was employed with linear and stepwise heating programs …

A kinetic study on simultaneously boosting the mass and fixed-carbon yield of charcoal production via atmospheric carbonization

MZ Alonso, KQ Tran, L Wang, Ø Skreiberg - Energy Procedia, 2017 - Elsevier
The mass and fixed-carbon yield of charcoal produced from woody biomass via atmospheric
carbonization can be simultaneously improved by harnessing the phenomenon of …

Towards a meaningful non-isothermal kinetics for biomass materials and other complex organic samples

G Várhegyi, L Wang, Ø Skreiberg - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2018 - Springer
The literature of the kinetics in thermal analysis deals mainly with models that consist of a
single reaction equation. However, most samples with practical importance are too complex …