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Direct observations on the combustion characteristics of Miscanthus and Beechwood biomass including fusion and spherodization by Panahi, Aidin, Levendis, Yiannis A., Vorobiev, Nikita, Schiemann, Martin

“…The pyrolysis and combustion characteristics of two disparate kinds of pulverized biofuels, (i) Miscanthus which is an herbaceous biomass and (ii) Beechwood…”
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Influence of Stainless-Steel Catalyst Substrate Type and Pretreatment on Growing Carbon Nanotubes from Waste Postconsumer Plastics by Panahi, Aidin, Wei, Zixiang, Song, Guangchao, Levendis, Yiannis A

“…This study is concerned with the “up-cycling” postconsumer wastes into the value-added products of multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs). It investigated…”
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On the deduction of single coal particle combustion temperature from three-color optical pyrometry by Khatami, Reza, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…Temperature–time histories of burning single coal particles can be obtained with multi-color (multi-wavelength) optical pyrometry. With this method, a number…”
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Experimental and modeling study of single coal particle combustion in O2/N2 and Oxy-fuel (O2/CO2) atmospheres by Maffei, Tiziano, Khatami, Reza, Pierucci, Sauro, Faravelli, Tiziano, Ranzi, Eliseo, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…Coal particle combustion experiments were performed in a drop tube furnace (DTF) with oxygen concentration from 21% to 100%, in N2 and CO2 mixtures, under…”
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Soot loading, temperature and size of single coal particle envelope flames in conventional- and oxy-combustion conditions (O2/N2 and O2/CO2) by Khatami, Reza, Levendis, Yiannis A., Delichatsios, Michael A.

“…A fundamental laboratory study on the volatile-phase combustion of pulverized coal was conducted at the particle level. A primary goal has been to…”
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Single particle ignition and combustion of anthracite, semi-anthracite and bituminous coals in air and simulated oxy-fuel conditions by Riaza, Juan, Khatami, Reza, Levendis, Yiannis A., Álvarez, Lucía, Gil, María V., Pevida, Covadonga, Rubiera, Fernando, Pis, José J.

“…A fundamental investigation has been conducted on the combustion behavior of single particles (75–150μm) of four coals of different ranks: anthracite,…”
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Determination of Flame Temperatures and Soot Volume Fractions during Combustion of Biomass Pellets by Yan, Weijie, Li, Kuangyu, Yu, Tianze, Huang, Xianliang, Yu, Lingbo, Panahi, Aidin, Levendis, Yiannis A

“…This article presents a method for real-time simultaneous measurements of the temperature and soot volume fraction distribution of volatile matter flames,…”
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Synthesis of Carbon Nanomaterials through Up-Cycling Agricultural and Municipal Solid Wastes by Zhuo, Chuanwei, Alves, Joner O, Tenorio, Jorge A. S, Levendis, Yiannis A

“…This work addresses the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) by up-cycling common solid wastes. These feedstocks could supersede the use of costly and…”
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Upcycling waste plastics into carbon nanomaterials: A review by Zhuo, Chuanwei, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…ABSTRACT Polymer production and utilization are currently widespread and have greatly improved people's standards of living. However, due to their stable and…”
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An overview of coal rank influence on ignition and combustion phenomena at the particle level by Khatami, Reza, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…Individual particles of pulverized coals exhibit strikingly different combustion phenomena depending on their rank (anthracite, semi-anthracite, bituminous,…”
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Effects of Activation Conditions on the Properties of Sludge-Based Activated Coke by Wang, Liwei, Li, Minghua, Hao, Miaomiao, Liu, GuangKui, Xu, Shaofeng, Chen, Juan, Ren, Xiaohan, Levendis, Yiannis A

“…Sewage sludge and waste biomass are unavoidable byproducts of municipal and industrial processes. Both materials have significant carbon contents. Activated…”
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Emissions of SO2, NOx, CO2, and HCl from Co-firing of coals with raw and torrefied biomass fuels by Rokni, Emad, Ren, Xiaohan, Panahi, Aidin, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…This work examined acid gas emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen chloride from co-firing biomass (corn straw and rice…”
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A simple experiment on global warming by Levendis, Yiannis A, Kowalski, Gregory, Lu, Yang, Baldassarre, Gregory

“…A simple experiment has been developed to demonstrate the global warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO ) gas in the Earth's atmosphere. A miniature electric…”
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Carbon, sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions from combustion of pulverized raw and torrefied biomass by Ren, Xiaohan, Sun, Rui, Meng, Xiaoxiao, Vorobiev, Nikita, Schiemann, Martin, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…This work contrasted gaseous emissions of carbon, sulfur and nitrogen oxides from combustion of several types of biomass including woody, herbaceous and…”
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Spectral emissivity and temperature of heated surfaces based on spectrometry and digital thermal imaging – Validation with thermocouple temperature measurements by Yan, Weijie, Panahi, Aidin, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…•The spectral emissivity of an R-type thermocouple was measured in the band of 500–1000 nm.•2D steady temperatures of an R-type thermocouple were measured by a…”
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Preparation of activated coke by carbonization, activation, ammonization and thermal treatment of sewage sludge and waste biomass for SO2 absorption applications by Wang, Liwei, Sha, Long, Zhang, Shuhui, Cao, Fan, Ren, Xiaohan, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…Flue gas desulfurization of coal-burning power plants is imperative to mitigate pollution and acid rain. Use of activated coke as a sulfur dioxide adsorbent is…”
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On the particle sizing of torrefied biomass for co-firing with pulverized coal by Panahi, Aidin, Tarakcioglu, Mahmut, Schiemann, Martin, Delichatsios, Michael, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…In biomass harvesting and fuel preparation processes, grinding causes a prominent energy consumption penalty, which results in an analogous cost impact. This…”
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Torrefaction of corn straw in oxygen and carbon dioxide containing gases: Mass/energy yields and evolution of gaseous species by Liu, Yu, Rokni, Emad, Yang, Ruilei, Ren, Xiaohan, Sun, Rui, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…Pulverized corn straw biomass was torrefied in carrier gases which contain oxygen and carbon dioxide gases with the following proportions (3–7% O2, 13–17% CO2,…”
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Combustion details of raw and torrefied biomass fuel particles with individually-observed size, shape and mass by Panahi, Aidin, Vorobiev, Nikita, Schiemann, Martin, Tarakcioglu, Mahmut, Delichatsios, Michael, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…A unique approach and proposed methodology was implemented to determine char burning rates in conjunction to their prevailing structure from detailed results…”
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High-temperature pyrolysis of biomass pellets: The effect of ash melting on the structure of the char residue by Wang, Xinyu, Zhai, Ming, Guo, Hongkun, Panahi, Aidin, Dong, Peng, Levendis, Yiannis A.

“…The formation of ash during pyrolysis of biomass pellets (corn straw and rice husk) was studied, at high temperature conditions where the formation of tars is…”
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