Molten slag exhausted with critically high temperature of about 1450–1550°C is a potential resource of energy and raw materials. Water quenching is a traditional heat recovery technology, which uses cold water to cool down slag so as to achieve the desired glassy by-products. However, this...

Fermentative hydrogen production from biomass wastes is a promising technology combining waste treatment and clean fuel production. Biomass wastes have various types and components, while the fundamental fermentation reactions involve monosaccharides and amino acids. In this study, typical...

To enhance energy production efficiency (EPE) from microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa (CP), cassava starch (CS) was mixed with CP to optimise the carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio and facilitate efficient dark hydrogen fermentation, followed by photo hydrogen fermentation and methanogenesis. Steam...

This paper concerns heat exchange devices with a zigzag configuration containing multi-phase change materials (m-PCMs). A two dimensional mathematical model was established to model the charging behaviour. An experimental system was built to validate the model. The modelling results agree...