Flame propagation characteristics and surface functional groups changes of corn starch dust during the combustion process

C Zhang, P **, C Chen, X Zhang, Z Zhou, S Geng… - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Corn starch (CS) is one of the most common powders in industrial production and daily life,
but its inherent risks of ignition and explosion cannot be disregarded. In this study, the flame …

Experiment study on the explosion suppressing characteristics and mechanism of melamine cyanurate and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate for lignite dust

Y Zhao, X **ao, X Zhang, B Wang, C Wu, Z Chu… - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
To solve the problem of spontaneous combustion and dust explosion during storage and
transportation of lignite, this work investigates the efficacy of melamine cyanurate (MCA) and …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in natural fiber composites: Innovative chemical surface treatments, characterizaton techniques, environmental sustainability, and wide …

A Mundhe, B Kandasubramanian - Hybrid Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural fiber composites (NFCs) are increasingly recognized as sustainable and
environmentally beneficial substitutes for traditional materials. The present study discusses …

Effects of the Moisture Content on the Flow Behavior of Milled Woody Biomass

Y Lu, W **, JL Klinger, S Dai - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Handling milled biomass particles in equipment like hoppers and feeders has been a long-
lasting challenge in the bioenergy industry because of the poor flowability of these low …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-treated corn straw fiber for fiber-reinforced concrete preparation with high resistance to chloride ions corrosion

Z **, S Mao, Y Zheng, K Liang - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Chloride ions erosion is a negative factor for concrete sustainable usage. Fiber addition is a
potential solution, which promotes a tight concrete structure formation resulting in the …

Agro-industrial waste from corn straw fiber: Perspectives of application in mortars for coating and laying blocks based on Ordinary Portland cement and hydrated lime

LAS de Aquino, TRC Silva, MT Marvila… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of new natural fibers is considered a great advance in the science of cementitious
materials to promote the use of natural resources in place of commonly used synthetic fibers …

Wedge-shaped hopper design for milled woody biomass flow

Y Lu, W **, N Saha, JL Klinger, Y **a… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The bioenergy industry has been challenged by unstable flow and transport of milled
biomass in material handling operations. Handling issues such as hopper clogging and …

Factors affecting the quality and performance of bio-briquette produced from biomasses via thermo-physical processes: synthesis

DG Demisu, AB Muluye - International Journal of Energy and Water …, 2024 - Springer
Bio-briquette has been regarded as an eco-friendly, carbon–neutral, renewable,
biodegradable, greener, low emissive or smokeless, and an alternative source of energy …

Rheological effects of moisture content on the anatomical fractions of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)

R Navar, JH Leal, BL Davis, TA Semelsberger - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This study focused on assessing the influence of moisture content on the rheological
properties of different anatomical fractions of pine residue using the FT4 powder rheometer …

Influence of feedstock variability on thermal decomposition of forest residue in a screw feeder for high temperature conversion

N Saha, J Klinger, SM Rowland, T Dunning… - Fuel Processing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermochemical conversion of biomass uses high temperatures to break down the
feedstock into products. Feeding the reactor, however, can be a challenge that impedes …