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Houzhang Tan
Other affiliations: University of Leeds
Bio: Houzhang Tan is an academic researcher from Xi'an Jiaotong University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coal & Combustion. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 218 publications receiving 3792 citations. Previous affiliations of Houzhang Tan include University of Leeds.
Topics: Coal, Combustion, Flue gas, Coal combustion products, Char
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a summary of knowledge and research developments concerning these ash-related issues, including alkali-induced slagging, silicate melt induced slagging (ash fusion), agglomeration, corrosion, and ash utilization.
691 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the ash deposition mechanism based on the results obtained from a full-scale boiler (350MW) burning Zhundong coal, and a fixed bed reactor used for ash evaporating-condensing.
246 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of pyrolysis temperature and percentage of wheat straw in wheat straw-sewage sludge mixtures on product distributions in terms of gas, liquid and char and the gas composition were investigated.
127 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of silicon-aluminum additives (SiO2, kaolin, and fly ash) on coal ash fusion characteristic, mineral transformation, and sodium emission were investigated.
110 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the synergistic effects of biomass and plastic co-pyrolysis on gas, tar, soot and char production were investigated using a fixed-bed reactor and a thermogravimetric analyzer, respectively.
Abstract: Synergistic effects of biomass and plastic co-pyrolysis on gas, tar, soot and char production and pyrolysis kinetics were studied using a fixed-bed reactor and a thermogravimetric analyzer, respectively. These pyrolysis products' yields and compositions were measured during the individual pyrolysis of biomass and plastic at 800–1100 °C, and synergistic effects were explored under non-sooty (900 °C) and sooty (1100 °C) conditions. Results shows that the soot starts to form from tar at 900–1000 °C for both biomass and plastic and that the soot from plastic pyrolysis is of greater yield and size than the biomass pyrolysis. Under non-sooty conditions, the synergistic effect of co-pyrolysis results in higher char yields but lower tar yields, while under sooty conditions co-pyrolysis inhibits the gas and soot formation, resulting in higher tar yields and different soot morphologies. The synergistic effect observed by the thermogravimetric analysis agrees with that in a fixed-bed reactor.
109 citations
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TL;DR: A broad review of the state-of-the-art biomass pyrolysis research can be found in this article, where three major components (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) are discussed in detail.
1,613 citations
TL;DR: In this review, the up-to-date status on the detection, occurrence and removal of microplastics in WWTPs are comprehensively reviewed and the development of potential microplastic-targeted treatment technologies is presented.
909 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a summary of knowledge and research developments concerning these ash-related issues, including alkali-induced slagging, silicate melt induced slagging (ash fusion), agglomeration, corrosion, and ash utilization.
691 citations
TL;DR: In this article, an assessment of the leading disposal (volume reduction) and energy recovery routes such as anaerobic digestion, incineration, pyrolysis, gasification and enhanced digestion using microbial fuel cell along with their comparative evaluation, to measure their suitability for different sludge compositions and resources availability.
463 citations