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Engineering and Technology
Finland
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
68
Citations
13443
World Ranking
4978
National Ranking
20

Chemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
15637
World Ranking
5370
National Ranking
20

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
75
Citations
17705
World Ranking
766
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for brilliant research to enhance understanding of combustion related physico-chemical processes in environments of industrial importance
  • 2017 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Mikko Hupa is affiliated with Åbo Akademi University in Finland and works primarily in the field of Engineering, with particular emphasis on Mechanical Engineering and related subfields. Their research portfolio spans several interconnected areas, including Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, and Industrial Gas Emission Control.

The scientist's work includes investigations into combustion phenomena, high-temperature coating behaviors, catalytic processes in materials science, and thermal and kinetic analysis. They have contributed to understanding fluid flow and transfer processes and computational mechanics as part of their broader engineering research focus.

Frequent publication venues for Mikko Hupa include Fuel, SSRN Electronic Journal, Energy, Energy & Fuels, and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. These platforms reflect the diverse scientific community that engages with their work.

Some recent papers authored under their guidance or collaboration reflect their research interests and output:

  • Superheater deposits and corrosion in temperature gradient - Laboratory studies into effects of flue gas composition, initial deposit structure, and exposure time (2021, Energy)
  • Impact of boiler load and limestone addition on SO3 and corrosive cold-end deposits in a coal-fired CFB boiler (2021, Fuel)
  • Temperature gradient induced changes within superheater ash deposits high in chlorine (2021, Energy)
  • Thermal Conversion Characteristics of Molasses (2021, ACS Omega)
  • Effect of air staging on NOx emissions in biomass combustion in a bubbling fluidized bed (2022, Fuel)

Mikko Hupa collaborates frequently with several co-authors, highlighting a collaborative research environment. Some of the most common co-authors include:

  • Leena Hupa
  • Markus Engblom
  • Emil Vainio
  • Jonne Niemi
  • Oskar Karlström

The scientist has received recognition from professional bodies in the field of combustion and innovation. Notable awards include the title of Fellow of the Combustion Institute awarded in 2018 for research on combustion-related physico-chemical processes in industrial environments, and Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Porous medical device and method for its manufacture

    Esa Suokas;Pertti Törmälä;Nureddin Ashammakhi;Heimo Ylänen

  • Catalytic pyrolysis of woody biomass in a fluidized bed reactor: Influence of the zeolite structure

    A. Aho;N. Kumar;K. Eränen;T. Salmi

  • FTIR and XPS studies of bioactive silica based glasses

    J. Serra;P. González;S. Liste;C. Serra

  • Bed Agglomeration Characteristics during Fluidized Bed Combustion of Biomass Fuels

    Marcus Öhman;Anders Nordin;Bengt-Johan Skrifvars;Rainer Backman

  • Antibacterial effects and dissolution behavior of six bioactive glasses

    Di Zhang;Outi Leppäranta;Eveliina Munukka;Heimo Ylänen;Heimo Ylänen

  • Chemical forms of ash-forming elements in woody biomass fuels

    Johan Werkelin;Bengt-Johan Skrifvars;Maria Zevenhoven;Bjarne Holmbom

  • The ash chemistry in fluidised bed gasification of biomass fuels. Part I: predicting the chemistry of melting ashes and ash–bed material interaction

    Maria Zevenhoven-Onderwater;Rainer Backman;Bengt-Johan Skrifvars;Mikko Hupa

  • CFD modeling to study fluidized bed combustion and gasification

    Ravi Inder Singh;Anders Brink;Mikko Hupa

  • Ash-forming elements in four Scandinavian wood species. Part 1: Summer harvest

    Johan Werkelin;Bengt-Johan Skrifvars;Mikko Hupa

  • CEMENT MANUFACTURING USING ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND THE ADVANTAGES OF PROCESS MODELLING

    U. Kääntee;R. Zevenhoven;R. Backman;M. Hupa

  • Biomass combustion technology development – It is all about chemical details

    Mikko Hupa;Oskar Karlström;Emil Vainio

  • Characterization of Ash-Forming Matter in Various Solid Fuels by Selective Leaching and Its Implications for Fluidized-Bed Combustion

    Maria Zevenhoven;Patrik Yrjas;Bengt-Johan Skrifvars;Mikko Hupa

  • Antibacterial effect of bioactive glasses on clinically important anaerobic bacteria in vitro

    Outi Leppäranta;Minna Vaahtio;Timo Peltola;Di Zhang

  • Ash-Related Issues in Fluidized-Bed Combustion of Biomasses: Recent Research Highlights

    Mikko Hupa

  • Homogeneous N2O chemistry at fluidized bed combustion conditions: A kinetic modeling study

    Pia Kilpinen;Mikko Hupa

  • Influence of the non-bridging oxygen groups on the bioactivity of silicate glasses.

    J. Serra;P. González;S. Liste;S. Chiussi

  • The prediction of behaviour of ashes from five different solid fuels in fluidised bed combustion

    M. Zevenhoven-Onderwater;J.-P. Blomquist;B.-J. Skrifvars;R. Backman

  • Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass in a Fluidized Bed Reactor: Influence of the Acidity of H-Beta Zeolite

    A. Aho;N. Kumar;K. Eränen;T. Salmi

  • Corrosion of superheater steel materials under alkali salt deposits Part 1: The effect of salt deposit composition and temperature

    B.-J. Skrifvars;R. Backman;M. Hupa;K. Salmenoja

  • Thermal treatment of solid residues from WtE units: A review

    Daniel Lindberg;Camilla Molin;Mikko Hupa

  • Fouling tendency of ash resulting from burning mixtures of biofuels. Part 2: Deposit chemistry

    Mischa Theis;Bengt-Johan Skrifvars;Maria Zevenhoven;Mikko Hupa

  • Fouling tendency of ash resulting from burning mixtures of biofuels. Part 1: Deposition rates

    Mischa Theis;Bengt-Johan Skrifvars;Mikko Hupa;Honghi Tran

Frequent Co-Authors

Leena Hupa
Leena Hupa Åbo Akademi University
Nureddin Ashammakhi
Nureddin Ashammakhi University of California, Los Angeles
Peter J. Ashman
Peter J. Ashman University of Adelaide
Narendra Kumar
Narendra Kumar Åbo Akademi University
Kari Eränen
Kari Eränen Åbo Akademi University
Tapio Salmi
Tapio Salmi Åbo Akademi University
Graham J. Nathan
Graham J. Nathan University of Adelaide
Marcus Öhman
Marcus Öhman Luleå University of Technology
Lars-Erik Åmand
Lars-Erik Åmand Chalmers University of Technology
Bjarne Holmbom
Bjarne Holmbom Åbo Akademi University

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