Alkali metal release in thermochemical conversion of biomass and coal: Optical measurements and modeling

Z Wang, S Liu, W Weng, Y He, M Aldén, Z Li - Progress in Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alkali metals, mainly K and Na, which are present in solid fuels such as biomass and coal,
play an important role during their thermal conversion, eg, in combustion or gasification. At …

Research progress of laser photofragmentation-fragment detection techniques in combustion diagnostics

Y Dai, W Weng, S Liu, Y He, Z Wang… - Applied Spectroscopy …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Combustion remains the primary process for energy supply in nowadays society. With the
emerging of low-carbon fuels alongside traditional fossil fuels, the increased complexity of …

[HTML][HTML] Wide-field imaging of gas-phase K species in biomass combustion using photofragmentation laser absorption imaging

E Thorin, FM Schmidt - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
Potassium (K) plays a key role in biomass combustion as its presence in the gas phase may
lead to slagging, agglomeration and corrosion. To facilitate feedstock flexibility, a detailed …

Solid-to-gas phase transition kinetics of diverse potassium occurrence forms during biomass pellet combustion: Time-resolved detection and multi-step modeling

S Cen, W **aolin, L Huimin, L Sen, L Fei, L Teng - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
The solid-to-gas phase transition of potassium during biomass combustion significantly
impacts ash-related issues in bioenergy systems, affecting operational efficiency and …

Improving the reconstruction accuracy of tomographic absorption spectroscopy sensor by optimizing laser beam arrangements

P Yu, R Wang, Z Chen, T Huang, J Mei, G Wang… - Optics …, 2025 - opg.optica.org
Tomographic absorption spectroscopy (TAS) typically employs multiple projections to
reconstruct the spatial distribution of temperature and species concentration, making it a …