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A Study on the Basic Properties of Oil Shale and Its Oxidative Pyrolysis Kinetic Characteristics in an Air Atmosphere

  • Zongyao Qi,
  • Peng Liu,
  • Tong Liu,
  • Xiaokun Zhang,
  • Changfeng Xi,
  • Bojun Wang,
  • Fang Zhao,
  • Chuanju Zhao and
  • Liang Zhang

25 October 2025

The in situ conversion of oil shale with air injection has the advantage of self-generated heat. The fragmentation degree of oil shale affects the oxidative pyrolysis process. In this paper, the basic properties of oil shale were analyzed, and weight...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,403 Views
12 Pages

5 August 2022

The reduction of metal oxides by biochar is an important reaction for many biomass utilization technologies. This work investigated the temperature–programmed reduction (TPR) of NiO/Al2O3 by in situ generated biochar from citric acid pyrolysis....

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  • Open Access
69 Citations
9,351 Views
18 Pages

Flame Spray Pyrolysis Co3O4/CoO as Highly-Efficient Nanocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

  • Loukas Belles,
  • Constantinos Moularas,
  • Szymon Smykała and
  • Yiannis Deligiannakis

The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the rate-limiting reaction in the cathode side of fuel cells. In the quest for alternatives to Pt-electrodes as cathodes in ORR, appropriate transition metal oxide-based electrocatalysts are needed. In the prese...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,056 Views
12 Pages

Study on Explosion Mechanism of Dimethyl Ether/H2-Blended Gas Based on Chemical Kinetics Method

  • Yong Zhou,
  • Yang Kong,
  • Qi Zhang,
  • Qi Huang,
  • Zhikai Wei and
  • Huaheng Lu

20 September 2024

In order to reveal the deflagration mechanism of DME/H2-blended gasses, the micro-mechanism was studied based on the constructed UC San Diego 2016 pyrolysis oxidation mechanism model. The results show that adiabatic flame temperature and laminar flam...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,498 Views
16 Pages

24 August 2021

Bi-Fe oxides are stable materials with potential photocatalytic activity under solar light photons. So far, however the photocatalytic potential of pure-phase nanosized mullite-Bi2Fe4O9 has not been studied. Usually, synthesis of pure-phase nanosized...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,193 Views
13 Pages

7 November 2022

Ruddlesden–Popper (RP) transition-metal oxide phases with the general formula An+1BnO3n+1 are versatile functional materials that can accommodate a large variety of compositions without compromising structural stability. Substitutions at the A...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,740 Views
14 Pages

High-Temperature Reaction Mechanism of Molybdenum Metal in Direct Coal Liquefaction Residue

  • Chunling Wu,
  • Linge Ma,
  • Yufei Zhu,
  • Xuqiang Guo,
  • Yongli Wu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Xian Zhang and
  • Lihua Hou

21 August 2022

In this paper, the extraction residue of direct coal liquefaction residue-DCLR(ER) was used as raw material. The high-temperature reaction mechanism of Mo compound in DCLR(ER) was investigated using a synchronous thermal analyzer and the Factsage dat...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,800 Views
15 Pages

12 May 2023

Lignin is a crucial raw material for the synthesis of phenol due to its high oxygen concentration; however, the selectivity of phenol in pyrolysis products is low. This study chose cerium oxide as the coupling agent for molten salts, and the reaction...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,347 Views
17 Pages

Characteristics of Pyrolysis and Low Oxygen Combustion of Long Flame Coal and Reburning of Residues

  • Hua Wang,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Haihui Xin,
  • Deming Wang,
  • Cuicui Di and
  • Lu Liu

19 May 2021

To further understand the problems of coal combustion and coalfield fire reignition, this paper researched the reaction characteristics of coal pyrolysis and low oxygen combustion and the reburning oxidation characteristics of residual structure by t...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,028 Views
15 Pages

The Feasibility Study of In Situ Conversion of Oil Shale Based on Calcium-Oxide-Based Composite Materia Hydration Exothermic Reaction

  • Shiwei Ma,
  • Shouding Li,
  • Zhaobin Zhang,
  • Tao Xu,
  • Bo Zheng,
  • Yanzhi Hu,
  • Guanfang Li and
  • Xiao Li

9 April 2024

Oil shale, as a vast potential resource, is considered an important alternative energy source, and its effective development and economic utilization are of significant importance in alleviating the contradiction between energy supply and demand. Pre...

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,767 Views
14 Pages

Purifying of Waste Tire Pyrolysis Oil Using an S-ZrO2/SBA-15-H2O2 Catalytic Oxidation Method

  • Muhammad Nobi Hossain,
  • Myung Kyu Choi,
  • Hoon Chae Park and
  • Hang Seok Choi

30 March 2020

Heavy fuel oils contain a high amount of sulfur. In this work, an extent amount of sulfur content waste tire pyrolysis oil (WTPO) was used as a fuel feedstock. A promising alternative oxidative desulfurization (ODS) method was applied in sulfur remov...

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  • Open Access
1,021 Views
18 Pages

25 February 2025

Waste polymers composed of carbonaceous compounds can be converted into gases and oils by pyrolysis. Although pyrolysis char is generated continuously in the pyrolysis process, its high ash content limits its industrial application. In the present st...

  • Review
  • Open Access
67 Citations
12,419 Views
33 Pages

Selecting Catalysts for Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass

  • Maria do Carmo Rangel,
  • Francieli Martins Mayer,
  • Mateus da Silva Carvalho,
  • Giovanni Saboia and
  • Arthur Motta de Andrade

10 January 2023

The pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising technology for obtaining renewable chemicals and fuels to replace fossil-based products. However, due to the complexity of the lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose molecules, a large variety of c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
806 Views
25 Pages

30 October 2025

The thermal transformation mechanism of pyrite in coal, which governs sulfur emissions and ash deposition, remains highly controversial. There are significant discrepancies in reported activation energies (Ea) (60–310 kJ/mol) and conflicting re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
4,892 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Different Conditions on Co-Pyrolysis Behavior of Corn Stover and Polypropylene

  • Fengze Wu,
  • Haoxi Ben,
  • Yunyi Yang,
  • Hang Jia,
  • Rui Wang and
  • Guangting Han

22 April 2020

The pyrolysis behavior of corn stover and polypropylene during co-pyrolysis was studied using a tube furnace reactor. The effects of mixing ratio of corn stover and polypropylene, pyrolysis temperature, addition amount of catalyst (HZSM-5) and reacti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,335 Views
21 Pages

3 February 2020

Ketonization is a promising way for upgrading bio-derived carboxylic acids from pyrolysis bio-oils, waste oils, and fats to produce high value-added chemicals and biofuels. Therefore, an understanding of its mechanism can help to carry out the cataly...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,390 Views
16 Pages

Surface Modification of Fe-ZSM-5 Using Mg for a Reduced Catalytic Pyrolysis Temperature of Low-Density Polyethylene to Produce Light Olefin

  • Yincui Li,
  • Ting Liu,
  • Shengnan Deng,
  • Xiao Liu,
  • Qian Meng,
  • Mengxue Tang,
  • Xueying Wu and
  • Huawei Zhang

18 January 2024

Although the catalytic pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) to produce light olefin has shown potential industrial application advantages, it has generally suffered when using higher pyrolysis temperatures. In this work, Mg-modified Fe-ZSM-5...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,103 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Zeolite Catalyst on the Pyrolysis Kinetics of Multi-Layered Plastic Food Packaging

  • Irma Kremer,
  • Tihomir Tomić,
  • Zvonimir Katančić,
  • Zlata Hrnjak-Murgić,
  • Matko Erceg,
  • Stefano Vecchio Ciprioti and
  • Daniel Rolph Schneider

1 July 2022

Pyrolysis is gaining more significance as a technology used to produce alternative fuels and chemicals. This study dealt with the catalytic pyrolysis of a realistic waste mixture of multi-layered plastic food packaging. The thermal behavior, kinetic...

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  • Open Access
57 Citations
10,865 Views
12 Pages

A Thermodynamic Analysis on the Roasting of Pyrite

  • Yan Zhang,
  • Qian Li,
  • Xiaoliang Liu,
  • Bin Xu,
  • Yongbin Yang and
  • Tao Jiang

8 April 2019

A series of thermodynamic calculations are performed for the roasting of pyrite in changing temperatures and atmospheres. The relationship between ΔrGθ and temperature in the range of T = 300–1200 K shows that, depending on the atmo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
11,135 Views
17 Pages

Photocatalytic Desulfurization of Waste Tire Pyrolysis Oil

  • Phakakrong Trongkaew,
  • Thanes Utistham,
  • Prasert Reubroycharoen and
  • Napida Hinchiranan

3 November 2011

Waste tire pyrolysis oil has high potential to replace conventional fossil liquid fuels due to its high calorific heating value. However, the large amounts of sulfurous compounds in this oil hinders its application. Thus, the aim of this research was...

  • Review
  • Open Access
67 Citations
16,286 Views
15 Pages

9 July 2021

Dehydrogenation processes play an important role in the petrochemical industry. High selectivity towards olefins is usually hindered by numerous side reactions in a conventional cracking/pyrolysis technology. Herein, we show recent studies devoted to...

  • Review
  • Open Access
838 Views
24 Pages

Review of Oxides Prepared by a Short Process Using Rare-Earth Chlorides

  • Jing Wei,
  • Xue Bian,
  • Xinmiao Zhu,
  • Hao Huang,
  • Chunlin Ye,
  • Shuchen Sun,
  • Liqin Zhong and
  • Ganfeng Tu

11 October 2025

Direct thermal decomposition of rare-earth chlorides into rare-earth oxides (REOs) in a single step presents a short-process, wastewater-free, and environmentally friendly alternative to the conventional precipitation–calcination method, which...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,260 Views
14 Pages

Facile Synthesis of Co Nanoparticles Embedded in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes/Graphitic Nanosheets as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting

  • Wei Yang,
  • Han Li,
  • Pengzhang Li,
  • Linhua Xie,
  • Yumin Liu,
  • Zhenbao Cao,
  • Chuanjin Tian,
  • Chang-An Wang and
  • Zhipeng Xie

20 September 2023

Developing robust and cost-effective electrocatalysts to boost hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) and oxygen evolution reactions (OERs) is crucially important to electrocatalytic water splitting. Herein, bifunctional electrocatalysts, by coupling Co...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,247 Views
16 Pages

Effects of Copper(II) Oxide on the Co-Pyrolysis of Waste Polyester Enameled Wires and Poly(vinyl chloride)

  • Xiaolu Wang,
  • Bingyi Li,
  • Zhidong Xia,
  • Wei Zhou,
  • Yufeng Wu,
  • Zhaoxi Zhu and
  • Guangze Zhu

20 December 2023

The emission of chlorinated pollutants is one of the main problems when recovering copper (Cu) via pyrolysis from waste enameled wires. This is mainly attributed to other wastes which possess high poly(vinyl chloride) content, such as electrical wire...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,171 Views
21 Pages

In this study, the thermal degradation and pyrolysis of hospital plastic waste consisting of polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), and polypropylene (PP) were investigated using TG-GC/MS. The identified molecules with the functional groups of alkanes,...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,520 Views
17 Pages

14 April 2021

The solar gasification of biomass represents a promising avenue in which both renewable solar and biomass energy can be utilized in a single process to produce synthesis gas. The type of oxidant plays a key role in solar-driven biomass gasification p...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,305 Views
17 Pages

The effect of the structure of promising antioxidant agents with prospective medical use, i.e., unsubstituted and para-substituted annelated triazinylacetic acid hydrazides, on their melting points, thermal stabilities, pyrolysis and oxidative decomp...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,552 Views
16 Pages

Reaction Molecular Dynamics Study of Combustion Mechanism in Heavy Oil Thermal Recovery

  • Tianfang Yang,
  • Linsong Cheng,
  • Zilong Liu,
  • Zhigang Sun,
  • Ronghao Zhou,
  • Huan Wang and
  • Hongbing Luo

24 October 2024

The organic material present at the same depth as the oil in the reservoirs has the potential for conversion, as indicated by analyses conducted before and after heavy oil combustion. Therefore, in this study, we examined the oxidation and pyrolysis...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,233 Views
16 Pages

Oxidative Desulfurization of Tire Pyrolysis Oil over Molybdenum Heteropolyacid Loaded Mesoporous Catalysts

  • Jasmine Kaur,
  • Sundaramurthy Vedachalam,
  • Philip Boahene and
  • Ajay K. Dalai

4 November 2021

Pyrolysis oil derived from waste tires consists of sulfur content in the range of 7000 to 9000 ppm. For use in diesel engines, its sulfur content must be lowered to 10 to 15 ppm. Though conventional hydrodesulfurization is suitable for the removal of...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,483 Views
17 Pages

Nickel and Cobalt Ilmenites-Based Catalysts for Upgrading Pyrolytic Oil during Pyrolysis of Waste Tires

  • Daniela Correa-Muriel,
  • Hoover Valencia-Sánchez,
  • Héctor Cortes-Hernández,
  • Daniela González-Vera,
  • Javiera Herrera,
  • Cristian H. Campos,
  • Mónica L. Casella,
  • Luis E. Arteaga-Perez and
  • Paula Osorio-Vargas

15 November 2022

Pyrolysis as a waste treatment method has gained relevance because it can generate higher value-added products in addition to reducing the environment’s secondary pollution. In this study, the catalytic pyrolysis of waste tires was evaluated us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,158 Views
15 Pages

23 February 2022

A simple heat treatment method was used to optimize the three-dimensional network structure of the hydrophobic aerogel, and during the heat treatment process at 200–1000 °C, the thermal conductivity of the aerogel reached the lowest to 0.02...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,693 Views
11 Pages

15 February 2021

Metal organic framework (MOF)-derived carbon nanostructures (MDC) synthesized by either calcinations or carbonization or pyrolysis are emerging as attractive materials for a wide range of applications like batteries, super-capacitors, sensors, water...

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  • Open Access
1,144 Views
15 Pages

Mechanism Study of Combustion Dynamics of GO@CL-20 Composite

  • Xiaotong Ao,
  • Zhiming Guo,
  • Xin Bai,
  • Ruining He and
  • Xiaolong Fu

24 January 2025

The objective of this study was to investigate the distribution of pyrolysis products and the chemical reaction kinetics of a novel composite, GO@CL-20. The GO@CL-20 composite powder was synthesized using a solvent–non-solvent method. The therm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,718 Views
20 Pages

Hydrogen-Free Deoxygenation of Oleic Acid and Industrial Vegetable Oil Waste on CuNiAl Catalysts for Biofuel Production

  • Jose Sabino,
  • Denisson O. Liborio,
  • Santiago Arias,
  • Juan F. Gonzalez,
  • Celmy M. B. M. Barbosa,
  • Florival R. Carvalho,
  • Roger Frety,
  • Ivoneide C. L. Barros and
  • Jose Geraldo A. Pacheco

23 August 2023

The pyrolysis of vegetable oil waste is an alternative way to convert biomass into high-quality second-generation biofuels, with social, economic and environmental sustainability. The present work deals with the pyrolysis of oleic acid as a model com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,966 Views
15 Pages

4 February 2024

The oxidation of complex hydrocarbons is a computationally expensive process involving detailed mechanisms with hundreds of chemical species and thousands of reactions. For low-temperature oxidation, an accurate account of the fuel-specific species i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,754 Views
14 Pages

Preparation of Monoclinic Pyrrhotite by Thermal Decomposition of Jarosite Residues and Its Heavy Metal Removal Performance

  • Cuimin Xu,
  • Qiaoqin Xie,
  • Fan Xu,
  • Yuefei Zhou,
  • Hanlin Wang,
  • Tianhu Chen and
  • Shuchuan Peng

5 March 2021

Jarosite residues produced by zinc hydrometallurgical processing are hazardous solid wastes. In this study, monoclinic pyrrhotite (M-Po) was prepared by the pyrolysis of jarosite residues in H2S atmosphere. The influence of gas speed, reaction temper...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,773 Views
19 Pages

Solar Pyrolysis of Spirulina platensis Assisted by Fresnel Lens Using Hydrocalumite-Type Precursors

  • Marcus P. B. Martins,
  • Carla E. Hori,
  • Marcos A. S. Barrozo and
  • Luiz G. M. Vieira

14 October 2022

Solar pyrolysis is a promising technology as it combines use of biomass and solar energy to generate transportable and storable fuels, as well as chemicals of interest. The most desired product of rapid pyrolysis of microalgae is bio-oil, a liquid an...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,149 Views
16 Pages

Activity and Structure of Nano-Sized Cobalt-Containing Systems for the Conversion of Lignin and Fuel Oil to Synthesis Gas and Hydrocarbons in a Microwave-Assisted Plasma Catalytic Process

  • Mark V. Tsodikov,
  • Olga V. Bukhtenko,
  • Alexander V. Naumkin,
  • Sergey A. Nikolaev,
  • Andrey V. Chistyakov and
  • Grigory I. Konstantinov

27 October 2022

In this study, we present the results of lignin and fuel oil conversion to hydrogen, synthesis gas, and liquid hydrocarbons in the presence of nano-sized cobalt-containing systems in a microwave-assisted plasma catalytic process. The deposition of a...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,446 Views
13 Pages

Flammability Properties of the Pyrolysis Gas Generated from Willow Wood

  • Maria Mitu,
  • Domnina Razus,
  • Dorin Boldor and
  • Cosmin Marculescu

14 July 2023

Willow wood presents a real interest for biomass pyrolysis due to its fast growth, renewability, and high energy density. Following the pyrolysis of willow wood in an inert atmosphere, a multi-fuel gaseous mixture was obtained, with the following com...

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  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,065 Views
14 Pages

CeO2-Supported Pt Catalysts Derived from MOFs by Two Pyrolysis Strategies to Improve the Oxygen Activation Ability

  • Xueqing Zhu,
  • Hui He,
  • Yanxia Li,
  • Haoyuan Wu,
  • Mingli Fu,
  • Daiqi Ye,
  • Junliang Wu,
  • Haomin Huang,
  • Yun Hu and
  • Xiaojun Niu

Functional metal organic framework (MOF) derivatives have attracted tremendous attention as promising catalysts for various reactions. The thermal decomposition strategies have a vital effect on the structures and physicochemical properties of functi...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,005 Views
15 Pages

Study of Cocoa Pod Husks Thermal Decomposition

  • Pablo Londoño-Larrea,
  • Estefania Villamarin-Barriga,
  • Angela N. García and
  • Antonio Marcilla

16 September 2022

Thermal decomposition of cocoa pod husks under inert and oxidizing atmospheres was studied. Samples from Cotopaxi, Ecuador were used as raw material. Thermogravimetry based experiments were used to obtain decomposition data vs. temperature. A novel s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,342 Views
18 Pages

Evaluation of the Catalytic Activity of Metal Phosphates and Related Oxides in the Ketonization of Propionic Acid

  • Jacopo De Maron,
  • Luca Bellotti,
  • Alessio Baldelli,
  • Andrea Fasolini,
  • Nicola Schiaroli,
  • Carlo Lucarelli,
  • Fabrizio Cavani and
  • Tommaso Tabanelli

1 February 2022

In recent years, the upgrading of lignocellulose bio-oils from fast-pyrolysis by means of ketonization has emerged as a frontier research domain to produce a new generation of biofuels. Propionic acid (PA) ketonization is extensively investigated as...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,855 Views
14 Pages

Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a key technology for capturing CO2. Different types of oxygen carrier (OC) particles are used in coal CLC. The migration and transformation behaviors of sulfur and nitrogen are basically the same when CaFe2O4 and...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,435 Views
19 Pages

A Study on the Oxidative Functionalization of a Poplar Biochar

  • Antonella Di Vincenzo,
  • Ettore Madonia,
  • Calogero Librici,
  • Paola Bambina,
  • Delia Chillura Martino,
  • Susanna Guernelli,
  • Paolo Lo Meo and
  • Pellegrino Conte

25 February 2025

This study investigates the functionalization of a poplar biochar (PB), obtained by high-temperature pyrolysis, under oxidative conditions typically used in organic synthesis. In particular, concentrated nitric acid, a sulfonitric mixture and a piran...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,983 Views
29 Pages

As the solid waste by-product from the delayed coking process, high-sulfur petroleum coke (HSPC), which is hardly used for green utilization, becomes a promising raw material for Hg0 removal from coal-fired flue gas. The effects of the physical&ndash...

  • Feature Paper
  • Project Report
  • Open Access
16 Citations
8,786 Views
14 Pages

15 December 2019

Pyrolysis is a thermochemical process that consists of the degradation of organic polymers and biomass minerals in lignocellulose materials. At low pyrolysis temperature (300–400 °C), primarily carbon is produced during the reaction time. R...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,377 Views
15 Pages

14 March 2023

Thermal decomposition of tennis ball rubber (TBR) wastes in nitrogen and air has been studied through thermogravimetric analysis. The samples were thermally decomposed from room temperature to 950 K at heating rates of 3 to 20 K/min with a purging fl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,707 Views
14 Pages

Synthesis of Graphene Oxide from Sugarcane Dry Leaves by Two-Stage Pyrolysis

  • Baskar Thangaraj,
  • Fatima Mumtaz,
  • Yawar Abbas,
  • Dalaver H. Anjum,
  • Pravin Raj Solomon and
  • Jamal Hassan

10 April 2023

Natural or synthetic graphite as precursors for the preparation of graphene oxide (GO) have constraints due to their limited availability, high reaction temperature for processing of synthetic graphite and higher generation cost. The use of oxidants,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
730 Views
13 Pages

18 July 2025

The sintering of coal gangue ceramsites (CGCs) using belt roasting technology involves the recirculation of flue gases and variations in oxygen concentrations. This study investigates the effects of temperature and pyrolysis atmosphere on the pore st...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,042 Views
18 Pages

19 October 2020

The focus of this paper is to establish a lumped kinetic scheme for secondary reactions of tar produced from pyrolysis of plastics or polymer-based wastes. Notably, the focus is not on the detailed yield of all reaction intermediates and products but...

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