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Sankar Bhattacharya
English
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Open AccessProcessing of metal-free end-of-life tyres (EOLTs) to fuels and products: an experimental study with process simulation and economic analysis from an Australian perspective
The aim of this experimental study, process simulation and economic analysis is to assess the applicability of pyrolysis technology for processing end-of-life tyres and to evaluate the economic viability of a ...
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Co-slagging characteristics of coal and biomass ashes considering entrained flow slagging gasifier
This study systematically investigated the co-slagging characteristics of high-rank coal and biomass ashes considering entrained flow slagging gasifier. Despite favourable performance parameters, coal might no...
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Open AccessGasification kinetics of Barapukurian coal char using carbon dioxide and steam reactants
Gasification of coal is a cost-effective and sustainable technology to produce syngas and hydrogen with integrated carbon capture and storage system. This study investigates the gasification characteristics of...
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Open AccessEvaluation of novel ZnO–Ag cathode for CO2 electroreduction in solid oxide electrolyser
CO2 and steam/CO2 electroreduction to CO and methane in solid oxide electrolytic cells (SOEC) has gained major attention in the past few years. This work evaluates, for the very first time, the performance of two...
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Fe-Ce0.1Zr0.9O2-Ag electrode for one-step methane synthesis in solid oxide electrolyser
A novel mixed oxide material, Fe-Ce0.1Zr0.9O2-Ag, has been tested as cathode, for the very first time, for one-step methane synthesis in a single temperature solid oxide electrolyser by electrolysing a H2/CO2 (4:...
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Open AccessOne-step peracetic acid pretreatment of hardwood and softwood biomass for platform chemicals production
Lignocellulosic biomass is an attractive renewable resource to produce biofuel or platform chemicals. Efficient and cost-effective conversion systems of lignocellulosic biomass depend on their appropriate pret...
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Investigations on charcoal as fuel for a refillable scandia-stabilised zirconia electrolyte-based tubular carbon fuel cell
A carbon fuel cell (CFC) is an emerging technology for conversion of solid carbonaceous material into electricity at high theoretical efficiencies (100 %). As carbonaceous material like coal will remain an imp...
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Effect of elevated carbon dioxide and nitric oxide on the physiological responses of two green algae, Asterarcys quadricellulare and Chlorella sorokiniana
Algae have the potential to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitric oxide (NO) from flue gases. However, the effects of high concentrations of these gases on the photophysiology of algae are poorly understood. To...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Numerical Simulation of Coal Char Gasification with CO2 in a Drop Tube Furnace
A three-dimensional numerical scheme is developed to study the gasification of Australian brown coal char using a drop tube furnace in the N2/CO2 environment. The Eulerian–Lagrangian multiphase modeling approach ...
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Open AccessTurning Biodiesel Waste Glycerol into 1,3-Propanediol: Catalytic Performance of Sulphuric acid-Activated Montmorillonite Supported Platinum Catalysts in Glycerol Hydrogenolysis
Direct C-O hydrogenolysis of bioglycerine to produce 1,3-propanediol selectively is a vital technology that can expand the scope of biodiesel industry and green chemical production from biomass. Herein we repo...
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Kinetic study of torrefaction of oil palm shell, mesocarp and empty fruit bunch
The understanding of kinetic parameters and torrefaction mechanism is required for the design of the operational equipment for biomass torrefaction. This study presents the results from thermogravimetric analy...
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Exergy efficiency improvement in hydrogen production process by recovery of chemical energy versus thermal energy
Exergy analysis is recently being employed as one of the preferred methods to improve the design performance of a system and to achieve overall sustainability. Exergy is mainly composed of physical or thermo-m...
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In situ high-temperature powder diffraction studies of solid oxide electrolyte direct carbon fuel cell materials in the presence of brown coal
Direct carbon fuel cells are an attractive alternative for conventional power generation; however, there is almost no information on the stability of conventional fuel cell materials in direct carbon fuel cell...
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CO2 gasification behavior of biomass chars in an entrained flow reactor
Chars of different particle sizes (150–250, 500–600 μm) from two different biomass species (spruce and coconut shell) were gasified under entrained flow condition in the presence of CO2 at different temperatures ...
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Intrinsic kinetics of CO2 gasification of a Victorian coal char
CO2 gasification of Victorian (Morwell) brown coal char was studied using a thermogravimetric analyser (TG). Gasification kinetics of demineralised, Ca-loaded, and Fe-loaded Morwell char were also studied. The g...
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Fermentable Sugars from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Technical Challenges
Lignocelluloses, the most abundant renewable biomass on earth, are composed mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Both the cellulose and hemicellulose fractions are polymers of sugars and thereby a p...
