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Co-gasification and recent developments on waste-to-energy conversion: A review by Ramos, Ana, Monteiro, Eliseu, Silva, Valter, Rouboa, Abel

“…Biomass is currently seen as a promising renewable energy source, which can be sustainably utilized in the production of fuels and electric energy adding no…”
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Renewable energy from solid waste: life cycle analysis and social welfare by Ramos, Ana, Rouboa, Abel

“…In this study, municipal solid waste (MSW) composition in distinct world locations is compared and a case study is assessed. Three waste-to-energy (WtE)…”
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Numerical investigation of optimum operating conditions for syngas and hydrogen production from biomass gasification using Aspen Plus by Tavares, Raquel, Monteiro, Eliseu, Tabet, Fouzi, Rouboa, Abel

“…This study is dedicated to present a reliable numerical methodology using Aspen Plus process simulator capable of performing a sensibility analysis of the…”
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Assessment on steam gasification of municipal solid waste against biomass substrates by Couto, Nuno Dinis, Silva, Valter Bruno, Rouboa, Abel

“…•Steam gasification as an alternative for MSW treatment was studied.•A previously developed numerical model for MSW gasification was used.•Results were…”
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Exergy analysis of Portuguese municipal solid waste treatment via steam gasification by Couto, Nuno, Silva, Valter, Monteiro, Eliseu, Rouboa, Abel

“…•Evaluation of Portuguese municipal solid waste gasification was conducted.•Previously studied biomass substrate was used as benchmark.•Numerical model built…”
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Municipal solid waste gasification in semi-industrial conditions using air-CO2 mixtures by Couto, Nuno, Silva, Valter, Rouboa, Abel

“…The gasification of MSW (municipal solid wastes) using CO2 as a gasifying agent has been object of growing interest in recent years. Although quite limited,…”
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Environmental Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste by Two-Stage Plasma Gasification by Ramos, Ana, Teixeira, Carlos Afonso, Rouboa, Abel

“…Plasma gasification is a thermal treatment successfully applied to waste streams, especially for solid residues. It sets an upgrade to more common…”
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A Review on Plasma Gasification of Solid Residues: Recent Advances and Developments by Oliveira, Matheus, Ramos, Ana, Ismail, Tamer M., Monteiro, Eliseu, Rouboa, Abel

“…The increase in production and consumption of goods has generated a surplus of waste, which destination is commonly the landfilling sites. This represents a…”
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Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Production from Gasification of Sewage Sludge: Catalonia Case by Untoria, Sandra, Rouboa, Abel, Monteiro, Eliseu

“…The continuous tightening of legislation regulating the agricultural usage of sewage sludge in the province of Catalonia (Spain) leads us to propose its…”
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Optimizing Hydrogen-Rich Biofuel Production: Syngas Generation from Wood Chips and Corn Cobs by Oliveira, Matheus, Monteiro, Eliseu, Rouboa, Abel

“…This study investigates gasification using wood chips (WC) and corn cobs (CC) for hydrogen-rich syngas production. A simulation model developed in Aspen Plus…”
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Air-Blown Biomass Gasification Process Intensification for Green Hydrogen Production: Modeling and Simulation in Aspen Plus by Novais, Bernardino, Ramos, Ana, Rouboa, Abel, Monteiro, Eliseu

“…Hydrogen produced sustainably has the potential to be an important energy source in the short term. Biomass gasification is one of the fastest-growing…”
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Environmental Analysis of Waste-to-Energy—A Portuguese Case Study by Ramos, Ana, Afonso Teixeira, Carlos, Rouboa, Abel

“…Environmental evaluation of the waste treatment processes for the area of Greater Porto (Portugal) is presented for the year 2015. The raw data for the energy…”
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Modeling of a Biomass Cogeneration Plant from a Gasification Process by Neves, Filipe, Soares, Armando A., Rouboa, Abel

“…In recent decades, growing energy demand, coupled with concerns about climate change, has led to the exploration of sustainable energy sources. Among these,…”
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A Comparison of Different Biomass Combustion Mechanisms in the Transient State by Neves, Filipe, Soares, Armando A., Rouboa, Abel

“…Different combustion reaction process models were used to numerically study the behavior of the temperature, velocity, and turbulence fields, as well as to…”
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Forced convection heat transfer of nanofluids in turbulent flow in a flat tube of an automobile radiator by Neves, Filipe, Soares, A.A., Rouboa, Abel

“…Nanofluids are fluids that can be applied in devices to obtain better performances (i.e. energy, heat transfer and others). Latest up to date literatures on…”
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Numerical analysis of plasma gasification of hazardous waste using Aspen Plus by Pitrez, Pedro, Monteiro, Eliseu, Rouboa, Abel

“…The COVID-19 pandemic raised the problem of dealing with the hazardous wastes generated. The World Health Organization (OMS) recommends the treatment of these…”
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Plasma gasification process using computational fluid dynamics modeling by Sakhraji, Mariam, Ramos, Ana, Monteiro, Eliseu, Bouziane, Khalid, Rouboa, Abel

“…The world has a waste problem. Landfills around the planet are reaching full capacity, so the recovery of energy from them would be a very useful green…”
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Modeling and simulation of a fixed bed gasification process for thermal treatment of municipal solid waste and agricultural residues by Oliveira, Matheus, Ramos, Ana, Monteiro, Eliseu, Rouboa, Abel

“…This work aims to develop a numerical simulation model of the combined and integrated production process of combustion and gasification, for a synthesis gas…”
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Prospective application of farm cattle manure for bioenergy production in Portugal by Monteiro, Eliseu, Mantha, Vishveshwar, Rouboa, Abel

“…Biogas is a promising renewable fuel, which can be produced from a variety of organic raw materials and used for various energetic purposes, such as heat,…”
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Physicochemical Characterization, Thermal Behavior, and Pyrolysis Kinetics of Sewage Sludge by Messaoudi, Hanane, Koukouch, Abdelghani, Bakhattar, Ilias, Asbik, Mohamed, Bonnamy, Sylvie, Bennouna, El Ghali, Boushaki, Toufik, Sarh, Brahim, Rouboa, Abel

“…Pyrolysis is an energy recovery technique with significant potential for managing wastewater treatment plant byproducts. This research aims to investigate the…”
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