Progress on Solid Fuel Combustion, Pyrolysis and Gasification
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomass pyrolysis; biomass/ammonia co-combustion; radiation spectrum
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Interests: combustion kinetics; coal/biomass co-combustion; ignition mechanism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Solid fuel—including coal, biomass, municipal solid waste, and other carbonaceous materials—remain indispensable to the global energy mix and industrial feedstock portfolio. In the context of climate change, energy transition, and carbon neutrality goals, improving the clean and efficient utilization of solid fuels has become increasingly critical.
This Special Issue focuses on recent progress in the combustion, pyrolysis, and gasification of solid fuel—three key thermochemical conversion pathways that directly influence energy efficiency, pollutant emissions, and the value-added utilization of by-products. Combustion remains the dominant route for heat and power generation, while pyrolysis and gasification offer cleaner, more flexible strategies for producing fuels, chemicals, and syngas from solid materials.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced modeling and diagnostics of combustion/gasification processes.
- Reaction mechanisms and kinetics of pyrolysis and devolatilization.
- Co-firing of biomass with coal or other solid fuel.
- Ash behavior, slagging, and pollutant formation.
- Reactor and process design for pyrolysis and gasification.
- Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) strategies integrated with solid fuel use.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Sincerely,
Dr. Xinyu Wang
Dr. Yang Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coal
- biomass
- organic solid waste
- pyrolysis and gasification
- combustion
- radiation spectrum
- single-particle char combustion
- ash melting
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