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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Co-pyrolysis"”.
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Co-Pyrolysis and Co-Combustion of Coal and Biomass
… security of supply, and diversity, as well as economic competitiveness are key components of energy policy. There is increasingly stringent legislation on the environmental impact of energy production, and there is growing pressure to reduce not just NOx and SOx emissions, but also C02 …
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Co-pyrolysis of torrefied biomass and coal : product evaluation and reaction modelling
The co-utilization of biomass and coal in existing coal-based conversion technologies has received increasing interest for its ability to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels and produce high quality products. However, the fuel properties of biomass as a feedstock (high moisture content, low …
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Degradação térmica e catalítica dos polímeros poli (acrilonitrila-co-butadieno-co-estireno) (ABS) e poliestireno de alto impacto (HIPS) oriundos de resíduos eletroeletrônicos
The high consumption level and wide diversity of electrical and electronic equipment available nowadays caused the signi cant increase of obsolete materials and waste, which can be harmful to the environment and health if discarded incorrectly. As a consequence, it is necessary to develop e ective …
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Improvement of bio-oil stability in wood pyrolysis process
Pyrolysis is one of several thermochemical technologies that convert solid biomass into more useful and valuable bio-fuels. Pyrolysis is thermal degradation in the complete or partial absence of oxygen. Under carefully controlled conditions, solid biomass can be converted to a liquid known as …
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An Experimental Investigation of the Role of Small Hydrocarbons and Combustion-Generated Nanoparticles on the Formation and Growth Reactions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons during the Pyrolysis of a Model-Fuel and Hydrocarbon Gases
… of environmental pollutants formed during fuel combustion or pyrolysis. Therefore, an experimental study has been undertaken to better understand the formation and growth pathways of PAH.</p> <p align = "justify">To investigate the efficacy of C<sub>3</sub> species as PAH growth agents in the …
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Co-conversion of Biomass with Plastics and Tires
… this thesis explores the thermochemical methods (pyrolysis and gasification) for co-conversion of biomass with plastics and tires into value added products. Numerical study was performed on steam co-gasification of sawdust and plastics (PE and PP) using Aspen Plus. The study determined the …
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Fast microwave-assisted thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production
Concerns about diminishing fossil fuels and increasing greenhouse gas emissions are driving many countries to develop renewable energy sources. In this respect, biomass provides a carbon-neutral and sustainable solution. Pyrolysis and gasification belong to thermochemical processes which are …
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AI-Driven Discovery and Multiscale Computational Frameworks for Carbon-Based Materials
… framework for carbon-based materials discovery that integrates generative artificial intelligence, multiscale simulations, and reactive dynamics to accelerate research central to carbon-to-X technologies. Chapter 2 establishes a one-directional workflow in which a generative AI model …
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Deciphering Biomass Fragmentation using Millisecond Microreactor Kinetics
Pyrolytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass utilizes high temperatures to thermally fragment biopolymers to volatile organic compounds. The complexity of the degradation process includes thousands of reactions through multiple phases occurring in less than a second. The underlying chemistry of …
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Solid Fuel Blend Pyrolysis-Combustion Behavior and Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics
… to help sustain the future energy demand. The co-firing of coal and biomass mixtures is an alternative fuel route for the existing coal based reactors. The main challenges associated with co-firing involves proper understanding of the co-firing behavior of blended coal-biomass fuels, and proper …