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Yuming Wen
Doctor of Philosophy
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Introduction
I have experience in the conversion of waste/biomass into sustainable energy and renewable materials through thermal conversion techniques (hydrothermal carbonization, pyrolysis, and gasification).
Additional affiliations
June 2018 - August 2018
October 2022 - November 2022
Education
September 2019 - October 2022
August 2017 - September 2019
September 2012 - June 2016
Publications
Publications (29)
Artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential in promoting sustainable plastic waste recycling and management. This review explores the integration of AI in plastic waste recycling and conversion, with a focus on identifying characterization, thermochemical conversion, and bioconversion technologies. AI has enhanced the precision in sorting and...
Graphene oxide-based membranes, known for unique permeability and selectivity in oil/water separation, face limitations due to low flux and weak anti-fouling performance. To overcome these challenges, a series of GO@ZnO membranes were synthesized in a one-pot process, doping different amounts of nano-ZnO into GO with the aid of polydopamine (PDA) a...
Feedstock properties play a crucial role in thermal conversion processes, where understanding the influence of these properties on treatment performance is essential for optimizing both feedstock selection and the overall process. In this study, a series of van Krevelen diagrams were generated to illustrate the impact of H/C and O/C ratios of feeds...
Anaerobic digestion presents a viable approach for managing biodegradable waste. However, the process generates a significant amount of digestate, which, if not appropriately managed, can contribute to eutrophication and salinization. This research explores the integration of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and pyrolysis as a potential solution fo...
Special issue URL: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/A0TSF27L00
Dear Colleagues:
Biomass stands as an exemplary, sustainable feedstock with the potential to revolutionize the energy, biofuels, and materials sectors, steering us toward a greener society. The pursuit of efficient biomass treatment and utilization remains pi...
Special issue url:https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/427NN0CEHA
Dear Colleagues,
Global warming is threatening human beings and all of the other species on Earth. Tremendous research was carried out on carbon neutralization and mitigation. The essential and critical topic is how the dependence on fossil resources can be reduced....
Some of the naturally accumulated biomass and the massive production of waste by human activities have caused serious environmental problems. The degradation of biomass and waste is one of the main greenhouse gasses (GHG) emission sources. Pyrolysis is a technique that can convert the organic feedstock into char, bio-oil, and gas at 350 - 800 °C an...
A novel process to produce a H2-rich syngas from a high moisture-containing agricultural waste digestate is proposed. This process combines the use of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), dewatering, pyrolysis, and catalytic reforming. Due to the feature of the high moisture content in the digestate, the effect of the HTC and dewatering on the process...
The blooming of beach-cast seaweed has caused environmental degradation in some coastal regions. Therefore, a proper treating and utilizing method of beach-cast seaweed is demanded. This study investigated the potential of producing bio-oil from pyrolysis of beach-cast seaweed and the effect of the ash-washing process. First, the raw and ash-washed...
An in-depth knowledge of pyrolytic kinetics is vital for understanding the thermal decomposition process. Numerous experimental studies have investigated the kinetic performance of the pyrolysis of different raw materials. An accurate prediction of pyrolysis kinetics could substantially reduce the efforts of researchers and decrease the cost of exp...
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is one of the prevailing negative carbon emission technologies. Ensuring a hydrogen economy is essential to achieving the carbon-neutral goal. In this regard, the present study contributed by proposing a carbon negative process for producing high purity hydrogen from the organic fraction of municipa...
Anaerobic digestion is the most promising disposal methods to treat organic waste. Also, a feasible management is necessary for the resulted digestate. Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) combination with pyrolysis could be a proper solution to use for the treatment of digestate. In this study, the effect of an HTC on the pyrolysis of the digestate of...
The use of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is vital to reaching the desired climate goals. This study proposed a novel process combining anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, catalytic reforming and methanation (APRM) to produce biomethane and to capture carbon emission from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). The eva...
Anaerobic digestion is an efficient way of using a wet fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW) for energy purposes as it can produce biogas. The moisture content of the digestate after application of mechanical dewatering is still high, and the amount of heat needed for drying is significant. Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a process that can p...
Organic-rich pulp and paper mill sludge (PPMS) has the potential to become a renewable carbon source for producing alternatives to fossil-based product. In this work, PPMS treated by hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) was investigated based on its pyrolysis properties. The pyrolytic mechanism, kinetics data and product of the sample were studied usin...
Pyrolysis of municipal solid waste (MSW) represents one of the most promising solutions to recycle materials and recover energy. Two of the main components of MSW are waste cardboard and plastic. In this study, the pyrolysis of cardboard and polyethylene (PE) and the co-pyrolysis of their mixtures were conducted to investigate the synergistic effec...
Primary fragmentation during rapid pyrolysis is considered to be the critical size reduction mechanism as it determines the particle size distribution and char conversion rates in the fixed bed gasifier. This study aims to investigate the primary fragmentation behavior of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) pellets during a rapid pyrolysis process. RDF pelle...
Treating the solid residue after anaerobic digestion (AD) of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is currently a challenge. Here, pyrolysis is a promising way of recovering energy and materials from these solid residues. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate the pyrolysis performance of these solid residues. The effe...
A series of magnetic bio-activated carbon (MBAC) has been produced from lignin and ferrous salts following to the process including impregnation, carbonization, and steam activation. The influence of the impregnation methods and the steam flow rate on the quality and the maximum phosphorus adsorption capacity of the produced MBACs has been investig...
Peat moss in drained peatlands has become a non-negligible source of greenhouse gases (GHG) emission. Pyrolysis is a potential technique to convert carbon-emitting peat moss to carbon-storage materials. This work investigates the behavior of peat moss pyrolysis by a combined in-situ thermal analysis and bench-scale pyrolysis experiment methodology....