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Yan Cao
Researcher at Western Kentucky University
Publications - 91
Citations - 3424
Yan Cao is an academic researcher from Western Kentucky University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mercury (element) & Flue gas. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 88 publications receiving 3010 citations. Previous affiliations of Yan Cao include National Institute of Aerospace & Anhui University.
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Investigation of chemical looping combustion by solid fuels. 1. Process analysis
Yan Cao,Wei-Ping Pan +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the concept of a CLC process of solid fuels using a circulating fluidized bed with three loop seals, which was used as reducer of the oxygen carrier and separator for ash and oxygen carrier.
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A novel biomass air gasification process for producing tar-free higher heating value fuel gas
TL;DR: In this paper, a tar-free biomass gasification process by air was proposed, in which the primary air stream and the biomass feedstock were introduced into the gasifier from the bottom and the top of the gasifiers respectively to prevent the biomass pyrolysis product from burning out.
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Investigation of Chemical Looping Combustion by Solid Fuels. 2. Redox Reaction Kinetics and Product Characterization with Coal, Biomass, and Solid Waste as Solid Fuels and CuO as an Oxygen Carrier
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the feasibility of the reduction of CuO by coal and some other "opportunity" solid fuels using a circulating fluidized bed as a reactor and Cu−CuO as the oxygen carrier.
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Impacts of Halogen Additions on Mercury Oxidation, in A Slipstream Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR), Reactor When Burning Sub-Bituminous Coal
Yan Cao,Zhengyang Gao,Jiashun Zhu,Quan-Hai Wang,Yaji Huang,Chengchung Chiu,Bruce Parker,Paul Chu,Wei-Ping Pan +8 more
TL;DR: A comparison of impacts of halogen species on the elemental mercury (Hg(0) oxidation in a real coal-derived flue gas atmosphere is presented and the effectiveness of conversion of hydrogen halogens to halogen molecules or interhalogens seemed to be attributed to their impacts on Hg( 0) oxidation.
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Synthesis Gas Production with an Adjustable H2/CO Ratio through the Coal Gasification Process: Effects of Coal Ranks And Methane Addition
Yan Cao,Zhengyang Gao,Jing Jin,Hongchang Zhou,Marten Cohron,Houying Zhao,Hongying Liu,Wei-Ping Pan +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, three typical U.S. coal coals of different ranks were tested in a 2.5 in. coal gasifier to investigate their gasification reactivity and adjustability on H2/CO ratio of generated synthesis gas with or without the addition of methane.