Transitioning to sustainable power generation requires balancing high thermal efficiency with strict emission limits. Co-firing biomass in circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers is a promising strategy to achieve this, yet optimizing the process involves complex operational trade-offs. This…
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Kamsuwan, C., Wang, X., Piemjaiswang, R., Piumsomboon, P., Manatura, K., Pratumwal, Y., Otarawanna, S., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2026) Applied Thermal Engineering, 298, pp. 130991.
Adnan, M., Kampeewichean, C., Tanprasert, S., Korkerd, K., Piumsomboon, P., Tipratchadaporn, S., Chalermsinsuwan, B., Piemjaiswang, R. (2026) Particuology, 108, pp. 99-112.
• Microplastics separation in hydrocyclones was simulated using three-phase CFD. • Geometric scale of the hydrocyclone and the velocity of the inlet were investigated. • As the hydrocyclone size decreased, the recovery of microplastics increased. • Higher inlet…
This study presents an intelligent plant-wide decision-support framework, MIRA (Multi-objective Integrated Resource Allocation), which integrates deep learning and thermodynamic process modeling with particle swarm optimization (PSO) to optimize hydrochar production and energy recovery from diverse waste streams. Its…
Tripoonsuk, C., Limahksohn, M., Chalermsinsuwan, B., Piumsomboon, P. (2025) Chemical Engineering Journal, 522, pp. 167473.
Kamsuwan, C., Wang, X., Seng, L. P., Xian, C. K., Piemjaiswang, R., Piumsomboon, P., Manatura, K., Pratumwal, Y., Otarawanna, S., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2025) International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 242, pp. 126865.
High-purity silica derived from rice husk, a low-cost and abundant agricultural byproduct, was utilized to synthesize NaY zeolite via hydrothermal. The resulting NaY zeolite, with a specific surface area of 666 m 2 /g, was modified with various…
• MEA/Al 2 O 3 sorbent achieved 23.33 mgCO 2 /g at 400 ppm under ambient conditions. • 93.1 % adsorption capacity was maintained after 5 cycles with N 2 regeneration. • Avrami model was the best fit…
This study investigates the regeneration of zeolite 13X for direct air CO2 capture by comparing microwave-assisted and conventional heating methods in a fixed-bed reactor. Zeolite 13X, a high-surface-area solid adsorbent, was tested over three adsorption/desorption cycles under ambient…
• Potential benefits of carbon-black as carbon-black based nanofluid with water are presented. • Thermophysical properties of carbon-black based nanofluid are measured and correlated. • CFD with temperature-dependent thermophysical properties predicts more accurate results. • At optimal conditions,…
• The CTFB regime was first illustrated inside the ICFB reactor. • The ratio of the ICFB reactor between the riser and the downer was examined. • Energy oscillations in ICFB system were dominated by turbulent granular temperature.…
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a significant greenhouse gas. This causes harm to the environment and to humans. In 2023, atmospheric CO2 levels rose to 420 ppm, marking a new record high. Therefore, technology for capturing CO2 has been…
Thiemsakul, D., Piemjaiswang, R., Sema, T., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2025) Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 88-96.
Reduction of coal use in boilers is necessary to help lessen the impact on the ozone layer without sacrificing boiler efficiency due to rising CO2 emissions and energy consumption. Since agricultural industries produce a large amount of waste…
An artificial neural network (ANN) was applied to construct the relationship between the CO 2 photocatalyst variables. A total of 147 data points from 38 research publications related to photocatalytic CO 2 reduction via bismuth-based photocatalysts were used…
Sornvichai, A., Adnan, M., Ahmad, N., Piemjaiswang, R., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2024) Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12 (6), pp. 114247.
Adnan, M., Ahmad, N., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2024) Particuology, 94, pp. 59-83.
Nowadays microplastics have become a significant environmental concern, impacting both freshwater and marine ecosystems. In response to this issue, extensive research has been conducted to explore methods for separating microplastics from water. One area of investigation involves the…
Smart paint" is an application that can adsorb CO2 contributed by transportation in urban areas.This research investigated the adsorbent and their effect which can enhance the CO2 adsorption in paint.CO2 capture was tested after drying coated paint.The apparatus…
The performance of continuous feeding fluidized bed reactors is significantly influenced by their design. These reactors can effectively operate with a wide range of biomass mixtures. Therefore, it is imperative to carefully design the gas distributor plate and…
Nowadays, our global population is on a notable rise, coupled with an annual surge in energy consumption. The prevailing reliance on fossil fuels, especially in electricity generation, has significantly contributed to environmental pollution and exacerbated global warming. The…
Adnan, M., Ahmad, N., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2024) Journal of Food Engineering, 365, pp. 111831.
Korkerd, K., Zhou, Z., Zou, R., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2024) Powder Technology, 437, pp. 119542.
Korkerd, K., Zhou, Z., Zou, R., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2024) Powder Technology, 433, pp. 119262.
In multi-solid, particle-size fluidized bed reactor systems, segregation is commonly observed. When segregation occurred, small solid particles were entrained to the top of the bed and escaped from the reactor. During the combustion process, the small solid particles…
Tawatbundit, P., Nimmanterdwong, P., Piemjaiswang, R., Sema, T., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2024) Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences, pp. 127-136.
Combining biomass fuel with coal in circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers is attractive as the increasing of energy demand. The characteristics of biomass/coal co-firing in the industrial boiler are then investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). In this…
Understanding the hydrodynamic behavior of irregular-shaped particles is vital for optimizing fluidized bed systems. In this study, the effect of binary and ternary biomass mixtures of silica sand in a gas–solid fluidized bed on pressure drop (Δ P…
Angkanawisan, S., Gidaspow, D., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2023) Particuology, 81, pp. 15-24.
Polymer-based heat exchangers can offer a promising solution for environmental sustainability due to their low energy consumption. The incorporation of microchannels and nanofluids further enhances the heat transfer performance of these heat exchangersIn this study, a polymer-based microchannel…
In this work, the industrial-scale co-fired power plant in Thailand was analyzed and the optimization model was proposed to provide a proper fuel selection for the feedstock seasonal planning to minimize the cost of electricity generation. Also, the…
In this study, the CaO adsorbent was prepared by using local waste eggshell as a raw material. The influence of preparation parameters including calcination temperature, calcination time and particle size of eggshell powder on the adsorption surface area…
Bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX) including BiOCl, BiOBr, and BiOI, were well synthesized using solvothermal technique and then used in the aqueous phase photooxidation of glycerol as a catalyst. The as-synthesized BiOBr could achieve the highest glycerol transformation of around…
Waste heat utilization has been prioritized especially in various industries and sectors. Many researchers have developed heat recovery processes by designing suitable waste heat recovery units (WRU), such as heat exchangers, using water as a coolants to receive…
Kamsuwan, C., Wang, X., Piumsomboon, P., Pratumwal, Y., Otarawanna, S., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2023) International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 184, pp. 107995.
Nimmanterdwong, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B., Piumsomboon, P. (2023) Renewable Energy, 202, pp. 1448-1459.
Air quality has a significant impact on the health of the people especially inside buildings that use closed air conditioning systems. When the indoor air quality level is below the standard but the people are unable to detect…
The spherical inert particles are typically added to a fluidized bed system to promote the fluidization of non-spherical particles. In this study, the mixing behavior of binary mixtures of rod-like particles and spherical particles in a bubbling fluidized…
The aqueous-phase glycerol photocatalytic oxidation under ultraviolet irradiation was studied to reduce the fossil energy or electricity usage. Here, the glycerol is transformed into several valuable products over the new Bi2O3/TiO2 composite heterostructure which was well produced by…
Chaiwang, P., Chitcharoenyoo, H., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2022) Particuology, 67, pp. 47-56.
Nimmanterdwong, P., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2022) Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10 (4), pp. 108063.
Internally circulating fluidized bed reactor (ICFB) is the reactor that combines the conventional circulating fluidized bed (CFB) reactor system, including riser, downer, loop seal and cyclones, into a single compact reactor column. The ICFB reactor column is separated…
The chemical looping hydrogen production (CLHP) process is a new approach for hydrogen (H2) fuel production. The proposed process consists of three reactors which are air reactor (AR), fuel reactor (FR) and steam reactor (SR). In this study,…
An increase in power demand is one of the key reasons for the global warming problems due to the increase of greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere. CO2 capture…
In this paper, the steam production of the power plant from four biomass types has been investigated via the combination of the neural network (NN) model and constrained particle swarm optimization (CPSO) methods. First, the power plant modeling…
Downer reactors are the reactors of choice for fast chemical reactions, such as those associated with cracking of heavier feedstock in petroleum refineries. The objective of this study was to investigate the hydrodynamics of the downer reactor for…
Korkerd, K., Soanuch, C., Zhou, Z., Piumsomboon, P., Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2022) Advanced Powder Technology, 33 (3), pp. 103483.
This study’s objective is to investigate the process structure and operating variables that affect the efficiency of the CLC combined with humid air turbine (HAT) unit to produce electricity. The investigation was carried out by using the Aspen…
The minimum fluidization velocity (Umf) and maximum pressure drop (ΔPmax)of a gas-solid fluidized bed are important hydrodynamic characteristics. The accurate information of these characteristics is required for obtaining the optimum design and operating conditions. In this study, a…