Showing papers in "Progress in Energy and Combustion Science in 2022"

TL;DR: In this article , the authors present a global overview and an unbiased assessment of the current state of carbon capture and storage challenges in an extensive manner covered under the main headings of pre- and post-combustion CO2 capture, direct air capture, CO2 transport and storage and utilization, and carbon pricing.

TL;DR: In this paper , the most recent studies on laser-assisted synthesis of graphene-based materials, as well as their modification and application as electrodes for supercapacitor and battery applications are summarized.

TL;DR: In this article , the current level of hydrogen production technology development is reviewed and the most promising solutions with respect to the progressing energy transition identified, thereby differentiating the approaches for their short, medium-, and long-term benefit.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the route by which gas-phase molecules in hydrocarbon flames form condensed-phase carbonaceous nanoparticles (incipient soot) and highlighted the physically stabilised soot inception as a possible "middle way".

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors reviewed the route by which gas-phase molecules in hydrocarbon flames form condensed-phase carbonaceous nanoparticles (incipient soot) and highlighted the physically stabilised soot inception as a possible "middle way".

TL;DR: Pore-scale modeling is an efficient tool for the simulation of porescale transport and reactions in porous media because of its ability to accurately characterize these processes and to provide the distribution details of important variables which are challenging for current experimental techniques to provide either due to lack of in-situ measurement capability or due to the limited spatial and temporal resolution as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: Pore-scale modeling is an efficient tool for the simulation of porescale transport and reactions in porous media because of its ability to accurately characterize these processes and to provide the distribution details of important variables which are challenging for current experimental techniques to provide either due to lack of in-situ measurement capability or due to limited spatial and temporal resolution as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the progress and challenges on thermal management of different electrochemical energy devices including fuel cells, electrolysers and supercapacitors are discussed in-depth and some directions for future studies are provided.

TL;DR: In this article , the progress and challenges on the thermal management of different electrochemical energy devices including fuel cells, electrolysers and supercapacitors are discussed in-depth and some directions for future studies are provided.

TL;DR: A critical review of the existing internal combustion engine (ICE) modeling, optimization, diagnosis, and control challenges and the promising state-of-the-art Machine Learning (ML) solutions for them is provided in this paper.

TL;DR: A critical review of the existing internal combustion engine (ICE) modeling, optimization, diagnosis, and control challenges and the promising state-of-the-art Machine Learning (ML) solutions for them is provided in this paper .

TL;DR: In this article, the authors made a critical summary of recent progress in the study of rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) in coal ash, including Si-Al glassy association, discrete minerals or compounds, and organic association.

TL;DR: In this paper , a comprehensive review of catalysts for the dry reforming of methane reaction (DRM) is presented, which constitutes a straightforward approach for effective CO2 conversion to added value syngas.

TL;DR: A review of data sources, data-driven techniques, and concepts for combustion machine learning can be found in this article , focusing on interpretability, uncertainty quantification, robustness, consistency, creation and curation of benchmark data, and the augmentation of ML methods with prior combustion domain knowledge.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors made a critical summary of recent progress in the study of rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) in coal ash, including Si-Al glassy association, discrete minerals or compounds, and organic association.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors focus on laser absorption spectroscopy (LAS)-based sensors owing to their simple architecture, easy implementation, and market penetration, and detail recent advancements made in LAS variants using new laser sources and techniques.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors provide a critical review about the recovery pathways of plastic pyrolysis based on the various products (fuels, naphtha, hydrogen, and light olefins).

TL;DR: In this article , the use of thermoelectric generators for internal combustion engine waste heat recovery is discussed, including the power output and parasitic losses, as well as the gain in efficiency and reduction in fuel consumption.

TL;DR: A review of the development of CFD mathematical models and how they can be applied in various fluidized-bed systems can be found in this article , where the authors highlight current research trends, identifying research gaps and opportunities for future ways, in which CFD can be used to fluidized beds for energetic and chemical processes.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors reviewed the recent progress and innovative modifications which were carried out during the last ten years as commonly employed methods for the conversion of biomass and related feedstocks into carbon nanosystems.

TL;DR: Torrefaction has been proposed as a thermochemical pretreatment to upgrade biomass for direct applications such as combustion and gasification, biochar and chemicals production, while reducing its transportation cost and increasing its shelf-life as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: In this paper , the fraction of energy spent on fast gas heating ηR has been suggested as a universal parameter to generalize the results of empirical research on energy relaxation, considering the dependence of energy consumption on reduced electric field, specific delivered energy, oxygen fraction in the mixture and other parameters.

TL;DR: In this article , the state-of-the-art for the production and application of tire char from waste tires is discussed and compared, including a comparison of the fundamental differences with commercial carbon black and modified tire char (physical activation and chemical activation).

TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the recent progress in gas-phase detailed kinetic model development for species with C=C double bond, mostly C2-C10 alkenes and 1,3-butadiene, is presented.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors comprehensively reviewed the current technical developments of microalgal biodiesel (BD) production process and suggested promising future studies, and suggested novel approaches tolerant to impurities such as thermally induced non-catalytic transesterifications.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors evaluate the fundamental concepts such as criteria for CO2 uptake, mechanisms, thermodynamics and kinetics of the water gas shift reaction along with different modeling methods for sorption enhanced processes.

TL;DR: A review of the theoretical and experimental literature regarding the fundamental aspects of flames in nonvolatile solid fuel suspensions can be found in this paper , where a simple model based on matching the flame speed between thermally interacting fronts can capture the key physics.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used velocity and pressure profiles obtained by a large eddy simulation in a generic configuration to examine these simplified expressions and determine the conditions under which they may be applicable.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors focus on some of these industries, namely cement, lime, glass, and steelmaking, and provide tools to evaluate the most appropriate low-carbon solutions at existing facilities and on new-build infrastructure while taking into account the local context and resources.