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55
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8993
World Ranking
3075
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22

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Silver George Westinghouse Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Weihong Yang is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and works primarily within the field of Engineering. Their research spans various subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Catalysis, and Materials Chemistry.

Their work covers key topics such as Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Extraction and Separation Processes, Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes, Lignin and Wood Chemistry, and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies.

Weihong Yang has contributed to several scientific journals, frequently publishing in venues such as Energy Conversion and Management, Energy, SSRN Electronic Journal, Chemical Engineering Journal, and Applied Energy.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Reforming processes for syngas production: A mini-review on the current status, challenges, and prospects for biomass conversion to fuels," 2022, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science
  • "Integration of hydrothermal carbonization treatment for water and energy recovery from organic fraction of municipal solid waste digestate," 2021, Renewable Energy
  • "Production of H2-rich syngas from excavated landfill waste through steam co-gasification with biochar," 2020, Energy
  • "Effect of hydrothermal carbonization pretreatment on the pyrolysis behavior of the digestate of agricultural waste: A view on kinetics and thermodynamics," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Towards fossil-free steel: Life cycle assessment of biosyngas-based direct reduced iron (DRI) production process," 2023, Journal of Cleaner Production

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Pär G. Jönsson
  • Shule Wang
  • Ilman Nuran Zaini
  • Ziyi Shi
  • Yuming Wen

Weihong Yang's research intersections extend mostly into energy systems, catalysis, and waste management, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach that integrates chemical engineering principles with sustainable energy production.

Recognition for work in engineering includes receiving the Silver George Westinghouse Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Co-firing based on biomass torrefaction in a pulverized coal boiler with aim of 100% fuel switching

    Jun Li;Artur Brzdekiewicz;Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

  • Pyrolysis characteristics and global kinetics of coconut and cashew nut shells

    Alberto Júlio Tsamba;Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

  • Highly pathogenic coronavirus N protein aggravates lung injury by MASP-2-mediated complement over-activation

    Ting Gao;Mingdong Hu;Xiaopeng Zhang;Hongzhen Li

  • Pyrolysis of polyolefins for increasing the yield of monomers' recovery

    Pawel J. Donaj;W. Kaminsky;F. Buzeto;Weihong Yang

  • Gasification of municipal solid waste in the Plasma Gasification Melting process

    Qinglin Zhang;Liran Dor;Dikla Fenigshtein;Weihong Yang

  • Levoglucosan formation mechanisms during cellulose pyrolysis

    Xiaolei Zhang;Weihong Yang;Changqing Dong

  • Biomass as blast furnace injectant – Considering availability, pretreatment and deployment in the Swedish steel industry

    Chuan Wang;Pelle Mellin;Jonas Lövgren;Leif Nilsson

  • Numerical study of fuel temperature influence on single gas jet combustion in highly preheated and oxygen deficient air

    Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

  • Performance analysis of a fixed-bed biomass gasifier using high-temperature air

    Weihong Yang;Anna Ponzio;Carlos Lucas;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

  • Thermal characterization of tropical biomass feedstocks

    Lugano Wilson;Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak;Geoffrey R. John

  • Formation mechanism of levoglucosan and formaldehyde during cellulose pyrolysis

    Xiaolei Zhang;Jun Li;Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

  • Investigation of the thermal decomposition of printed circuit boards (PCBs) via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and analytical pyrolysis (Py–GC/MS)

    Panagiotis Evangelopoulos;Efthymios Kantarelis;Weihong Yang

  • Reforming processes for syngas production: A mini-review on the current status, challenges, and prospects for biomass conversion to fuels

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  • Modeling Study of Woody Biomass: Interactions of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, and Lignin

    Xiaolei Zhang;Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

  • Computational fluid dynamics modeling of biomass fast pyrolysis in a fluidized bed reactor, using a comprehensive chemistry scheme

    Pelle Mellin;Efthymios Kantarelis;Weihong Yang

  • Ignition of single coal particles in high-temperature oxidizers with various oxygen concentrations

    Anna Ponzio;Sivalingam Senthoorselvan;Weihong Yang;Wlodzmierz Blasiak

  • Thermal decomposition mechanism of levoglucosan during cellulose pyrolysis

    Xiaolei Zhang;Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

  • Process characteristics and products of olive kernel high temperature steam gasification (HTSG)

    V. Skoulou;Artur Swiderski;Weihong Yang;A. Zabaniotou

  • Steam pretreatment of Salix to upgrade biomass fuel for wood pellet production

    Amit Kumar Biswas;Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

  • Catalytic pyrolysis over transition metal-modified zeolites: A comparative study between catalyst activity and deactivation

    Henry Persson;Isa Duman;Shule Wang;Lars Pettersson

  • Mathematical modelling of NO emissions from high-temperature air combustion with nitrous oxide mechanism

    Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

  • Effect of zeolite to binder ratio on product yields and composition during catalytic steam pyrolysis of biomass over transition metal modified HZSM5

    Efthymios Kantarelis;Weihong Yang;Wlodzimierz Blasiak

Frequent Co-Authors

Wlodzimierz Blasiak
Wlodzimierz Blasiak Royal Institute of Technology
Pär Jönsson
Pär Jönsson Royal Institute of Technology
Anastasia Zabaniotou
Anastasia Zabaniotou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Lieve Helsen
Lieve Helsen KU Leuven
Ashwani K. Gupta
Ashwani K. Gupta University of Maryland, College Park
Massimo Santarelli
Massimo Santarelli Polytechnic University of Turin
Werner Kaminsky
Werner Kaminsky Universität Hamburg
Thomas Kolb
Thomas Kolb Northern Arizona University
Manosh C. Paul
Manosh C. Paul University of Glasgow
Vida N. Sharifi
Vida N. Sharifi University of Sheffield

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