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Overview

Henrik Thunman is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics of Henrik Thunman's work include:

  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Iron and Steelmaking Processes
  • Thermal and Kinetic Analysis
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization

Thunman has contributed to a number of research publications with various co-authors. Frequent collaborators include Martin Seemann, Teresa Berdugo Vilches, Chahat Mandviwala, Judith González-Arias, and Isabel Cañete Vela.

The common venues where Henrik Thunman publishes are as follows:

  • Fuel
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Fuel Processing Technology

Among the recent papers associated with or linked to Thunman's field are:

  • Steam gasification of biomass - Typical gas quality and operational strategies derived from industrial-scale plants, 2020, Fuel Processing Technology
  • Achieving Adequate Circulation in Chemical Looping CombustionDesign Proposal for a 200 MWth Chemical Looping Combustion Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler, 2022, Energy & Fuels
  • Magnetic separation of ilmenite used as oxygen carrier during combustion of biomass and the effect of ash layer buildup on its activity and mechanical strength, 2020, Fuel
  • Co-recycling of natural and synthetic carbon materials for a sustainable circular economy, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Decarbonising the iron and steel industries: Production of carbon-negative direct reduced iron by using biosyngas, 2023, Energy Conversion and Management

Best Publications

  • Characterization and prediction of biomass pyrolysis products

    Daniel Santos Felix Neves;Daniel Santos Felix Neves;Henrik Thunman;Arlindo Matos;L.A.C. Tarelho

  • Composition of Volatile Gases and Thermochemical Properties of Wood for Modeling of Fixed or Fluidized Beds

    Henrik Thunman;Fredrik Niklasson;Filip Johnsson;Bo G Leckner

  • Combustion of wood particles—a particle model for eulerian calculations

    Henrik Thunman;Bo G Leckner;Fredrik Niklasson;Filip Johnsson

  • Advanced biofuel production via gasification – lessons learned from 200 man-years of research activity with Chalmers’ research gasifier and the GoBiGas demonstration plant

    Henrik Thunman;Martin Seemann;Teresa Berdugo Vilches;Jelena Maric

  • Models for gaseous radiative heat transfer applied to oxy-fuel conditions in boilers

    Robert Johansson;Klas Andersson;Bo G Leckner;Henrik Thunman

  • Using an oxygen-carrier as bed material for combustion of biomass in a 12-MWth circulating fluidized-bed boiler

    Henrik Thunman;Fredrik Lind;Claes Breitholtz;Nicolas Berguerand

  • Evaluation of Performance of Industrial-Scale Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifiers Using the Chalmers 2–4-MWth Gasifier

    Anton Larsson;Martin Seemann;Daniel Santos Felix Neves;Henrik Thunman

  • Ignition and propagation of a reaction front in cross-current bed combustion of wet biofuels

    Henrik Thunman;Bo G Leckner

  • Thermal conductivity of wood - models for different stages of combustion

    Henrik Thunman;Bo G Leckner

  • Co-current and counter-current fixed bed combustion of biofuel—a comparison☆

    Henrik Thunman;Bo G Leckner

  • Influence of intraparticle gradients in modeling of fixed bed combustion

    Robert Johansson;Henrik Thunman;Bo G Leckner

  • Characteristics of olivine as a bed material in an indirect biomass gasifier

    Jelena Marinkovic;Henrik Thunman;Pavleta Knutsson;Martin Seemann

  • Ash Properties of Ilmenite Used as Bed Material for Combustion of Biomass in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler

    Angelica Corcoran;Jelena Marinkovic;Fredrik Lind;Henrik Thunman

  • Performance of large-scale biomass gasifiers in a biorefinery, a state-of-the-art reference

    Alberto Alamia;Anton Larsson;Claes Breitholtz;Henrik Thunman

  • Influence of size and density of fuel on combustion in a packed bed

    Henrik Thunman;Bo G Leckner

  • Experience of more than 1000 h of operation with oxygen carriers and solid biomass at large scale

    Teresa Berdugo Vilches;Fredrik Lind;Magnus Rydén;Henrik Thunman

  • CFD modelling of bed shrinkage and channelling in fixed-bed combustion

    Sven Hermansson;Henrik Thunman

  • Continuous Catalytic Tar Reforming of Biomass Derived Raw Gas with Simultaneous Catalyst Regeneration

    Fredrik Lind;Martin Seemann;Henrik Thunman

  • Circular use of plastics-transformation of existing petrochemical clusters into thermochemical recycling plants with 100% plastics recovery

    Henrik Thunman;Teresa Berdugo Vilches;Martin Seemann;Jelena Maric

  • Steam gasification of biomass – Typical gas quality and operational strategies derived from industrial-scale plants

    Anton Larsson;Matthias Kuba;Teresa Berdugo Vilches;Martin Seemann

  • Assessment of the Solid-Phase Adsorption Method for Sampling Biomass-Derived Tar in Industrial Environments

    Mikael Israelsson;Martin Seemann;Henrik Thunman

  • Estimation of Solids Mixing in a Fluidized-Bed Combustor

    Fredrik Niklasson;Henrik Thunman;Filip Johnsson;Bo G Leckner

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo G Leckner
Bo G Leckner Chalmers University of Technology
Filip Johnsson
Filip Johnsson Chalmers University of Technology
Lars-Erik Åmand
Lars-Erik Åmand Chalmers University of Technology
Luís A.C. Tarelho
Luís A.C. Tarelho University of Aveiro
Piero Salatino
Piero Salatino University of Naples Federico II
Joachim Werther
Joachim Werther Hamburg University of Technology
Göran Berndes
Göran Berndes Chalmers University of Technology
Pål Börjesson
Pål Börjesson Lund University
Göran I. Ågren
Göran I. Ågren Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Urban Nilsson
Urban Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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