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Dynamic Experimental Investigation on the Volatilization Behavior of Lead and Cadmium in the Simulated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Influenced by Sulfur Compounds during Incineration (2016)
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Liu, C., Huang, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Xia, W., Sun, C., & Liu, H. (2017). Dynamic Experimental Investigation on the Volatilization Behavior of Lead and Cadmium in the Simulated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Influenced by Sulfur Compounds during Incineration. Energy and Fuels, 31(1), 847-853. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b01315

In China, coal, often with a high level of sulfur, is always mixed with municipal solid waste (MSW) in waste incineration plants due to the low heating value and high moisture content of MSW. The influence of sulfur compounds on the volatilization of... Read More about Dynamic Experimental Investigation on the Volatilization Behavior of Lead and Cadmium in the Simulated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Influenced by Sulfur Compounds during Incineration.

Process simulations of post-combustion CO 2 capture for coal and natural gas-fired power plants using a polyethyleneimine/silica adsorbent (2016)
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Zhang, W., Sun, C., Irons, R., Snape, C. E., Stebbing, S., Alderson, T., …Liu, H. (2017). Process simulations of post-combustion CO 2 capture for coal and natural gas-fired power plants using a polyethyleneimine/silica adsorbent. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 58, 276-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.12.003

The regeneration heat for a polyethyleneimine (PEI)/silica adsorbent based carbon capture system is first assessed in order to evaluate its effect on the efficiency penalty of a coal or natural gas power plant. Process simulations are then carried ou... Read More about Process simulations of post-combustion CO 2 capture for coal and natural gas-fired power plants using a polyethyleneimine/silica adsorbent.

A novel index for the study of synergistic effects during the co-processing of coal and biomass (2016)
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Oladejo, J. M., Adegbite, S., Pang, C. H., Hao, L., Parvez, A. M., & Wu, T. (2017). A novel index for the study of synergistic effects during the co-processing of coal and biomass. Applied Energy, 188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.005

In this study, synergistic interaction between coal and biomass and its intensity were investigated systematically using a low rank coal and its blends with different biomass samples at various blending ratios. The catalytic effects of minerals origi... Read More about A novel index for the study of synergistic effects during the co-processing of coal and biomass.

Characterising pulverised fuel ignition in a visual drop tube furnace by use of a high-speed imaging technique (2016)
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Sarroza, A. C., Bennet, T. D., Eastwick, C., & Liu, H. (in press). Characterising pulverised fuel ignition in a visual drop tube furnace by use of a high-speed imaging technique. Fuel Processing Technology, 157, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.11.002

This study investigates the ignition characteristics of pulverised coal, biomass and co-firing by use of a visual drop tube furnace (VDTF) and a high speed imaging technique. Three coals (anthracite, a bituminous coal and a lignite), four biomasses (... Read More about Characterising pulverised fuel ignition in a visual drop tube furnace by use of a high-speed imaging technique.

Experimental evaluation of a novel 20kWth in situ gasification chemical looping combustion unit with an iron ore as the oxygen carrier (2016)
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Wang, X., Jin, B., Zhu, X., & Liu, H. (2016). Experimental evaluation of a novel 20kWth in situ gasification chemical looping combustion unit with an iron ore as the oxygen carrier. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55(45), 11775-11784. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.6b03028

This study presents the results obtained from the operation of a 20 kWth in situ gasification chemical-looping combustion (iG-CLC) unit with a Chinese bituminous coal as the fuel and a natural iron ore as the oxygen carrier. This unit was built based... Read More about Experimental evaluation of a novel 20kWth in situ gasification chemical looping combustion unit with an iron ore as the oxygen carrier.

Z-source matrix rectifier (2016)
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Zhang, C., Hongchen, L., Yuliang, J., Dan, Z., Wheeler, P., & Guolei, F. (2016). Z-source matrix rectifier. IET Power Electronics, 9(13), 2580-2590. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0966

This paper presents a novel Z-source matrix rectifier(ZSMR). To overcome the inherent disadvantage that the voltage transfer ratio for traditional matrix rectifier cannot be more than 0.866, a Z-source network has been combined with the matrix rectif... Read More about Z-source matrix rectifier.

Evaluation of mixing and mixing rate in a multiple spouted bed by image processing technique (2016)
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Zhang, Y., Zhong, W., Rui, X., Jin, B., & Liu, H. (in press). Evaluation of mixing and mixing rate in a multiple spouted bed by image processing technique. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2016-0072

Mixing efficiency is one of the most significant factors, affecting both performance and scale-up of a gas-solid reactor system. This paper presents an experimental investigation on the particle mixing in a multiple spouted bed. Image processing tech... Read More about Evaluation of mixing and mixing rate in a multiple spouted bed by image processing technique.

Parametric study on the regeneration heat requirement of an amine-based solid adsorbent process for post-combustion carbon capture (2016)
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Zhang, W., Liu, H., Sun, Y., Cakstins, J., Sun, C., & Snape, C. E. (2016). Parametric study on the regeneration heat requirement of an amine-based solid adsorbent process for post-combustion carbon capture. Applied Energy, 168, 394-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.01.049

The thermal energy required for regeneration of CO2-rich adsorbents or absorbents is usually regarded as the most important criterion to evaluate different materials and processes for application in commercialscale CO2 capture systems. It is expected... Read More about Parametric study on the regeneration heat requirement of an amine-based solid adsorbent process for post-combustion carbon capture.