Laboratory of fuel and air emission analysis
Nimetus
Chemical engineering research and development center (until August 31, 2022)
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Keyword
thermodynamic properties
multicomponent mixtures
vapor pressure
correlations
Overview
The research group carries out studies of thermodynamic properties of pure organic compounds,mixtures, and pyrolysis oils (shale oil and bio-oil).Additionally, there is a strong expertise in thestudies of thermal behavior of solids and liquids(calorimetry and thermogravimetriy) and the parameters (molar mass distribution, rheological properties) and thermal stability of variousmixtures of organic substances (oils, resins,polymers).The group’s activities are closely intertwinedwith the work of the Sustainable Energy andFuels Research Group. There is also a strongcollaboration with Virumaa College.The group’s recent research activities are relatedto the following topics: Measurements of vapor pressures of shaleoil fractions; Measurement of vapor pressures of phenolic compounds; Modelling of vapor pressures of mixtures; Studies of co-pyrolysis
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- Järvik, O., Baird, Z. S., Rannaveski, R., Oja, V. Properties of kukersite shale oil // Oil shale (2021) vol. 38, 4, p. 265-294.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2021.4.01 - Pikkor, H., Lees, H., Konist, A., Järvik, O., Maaten, B. Steam activation of oil shale to enhance the porosity of produced semicoke // Energy Sources, Part A : Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (2022) vol. 44, 4, p. 9064-9073.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2022.2128471 - Mozaffari, S., Järvik, O., Baird, Z.S. Effect of N2 and CO2 on shale oil from pyrolysis of Estonian oil shale // International journal of coal preparation and utilization (2022) vol. 42, 10, p. 2908-2922.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19392699.2021.1914025 - Paaver, P., Järvik, O., Kirsimäe, K. Design of High Volume CFBC Fly Ash Based Calcium Sulphoaluminate Type Binder in Mixtures with Ordinary Portland Cement // Materials (2021) vol. 14, 19, art. 5798.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14195798 - Mozaffari, S., Baird, Z. S., Järvik, O. Sulfur in kukersite shale oil : its distribution in shale oil fractions and the effect of gaseous environment // Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry (2022) vol. 147, 20, p. 11601-11610.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11359-8 - Maaten, B., Järvik, O., Pihl, O., Konist, A., Siirde, A. Oil shale pyrolysis products and the fate of sulfur // Oil shale (2020) vol. 37, 1, p. 51–69 : tab.
https://www.kirj.ee/33071/?tpl=1061&c_tpl=1064 https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2020.1.03 - Konist, A., Nešumajev, D., Baird, Z. S., Anthony, E. J., Maasikmets, M., Järvik, O. Mineral and heavy metal composition of oil shale ash from oxyfuel combustion // ACS Omega (2020) vol. 5, 50, p. 32498–32506 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c04466 - Jõul, P., Ho, T. T., Kallavus, U., Konist, A., Leiman, K., Salm, O-S., Kulp, M., Koel, M., Lukk, T. Characterization of organosolv lignins and their application in the preparation of aerogels // Materials (2022) vol. 15, 8, art. 2861.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15082861 - Pikkor, H., Maaten, B., Baird, Z.S., Järvik, O., Konist, A., Lees, H. Surface area of oil shale and its solid pyrolysis products depending on the particle size // Chemical engineering transactions (2020) vol. 81, p. 961−966.
https://doi.org/0.3303/CET2081161 - Leben, K., Mõtlep, R., Konist, A., Pihu, T., Kirsimäe, K. Carbon dioxide sequestration in power plant Ca-rich ash waste deposits // Oil shale (2021) vol. 38, 1, p. 65–88 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2021.1.04 https://kirj.ee/wp-content/plugins/kirj/pub/OS-1-2021-65-88_20210222125803.pdf - Mozaffari, P., Järvik, O., Baird, Z.S. Vapor pressures of phenolic compounds found in pyrolysis oil // Journal of chemical & engineering data (2020) vol. 65, 11, p. 5559−5566.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.0c00675 - Sulg, M., Konist, A., Järvik, O. Characterization of different wood species as potential feedstocks for gasification // Agronomy research (2021) vol. 19, 1, p. 276-299.
https://doi.org/10.15159/AR.21.005 - Lyons Cerón, A., Konist, A., Lees, H., Järvik, O. Effect of woody biomass gasification process conditions on the composition of the producer gas // Sustainability (2021) vol. 13, 21, art. 11763, 17 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111763 - Järvik, O., Sulg, M., Cascante Cirici, P., Eldermann, M., Konist, A., Gusca, J., Siirde, A. Co-pyrolysis and co-gasification of biomass and oil shale // Environmental and Climate Technologies (2020) Vol. 24, 1, p. 624–637 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0038 - Ceron, A. L., Konist, A., Lees, H., Järvik, O. Current status of co-pyrolysis of oil shale and biomass // Oil shale (2021) vol. 38, 3, p. 228-263 : tab.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2021.3.04 - Khan, S., Rauber, D., Shanmugam, S., Kay, C.W.M., Konist, A., Kikas, T. Efficient lignin fractionation from Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) using ammonium-based protic ionic liquid : process optimization and characterization of recovered lignin // Polymers (2022) vol. 14, 21, art. 4637, 13 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14214637 - Aurela, M., Mylläri, F., Konist, A., Saarikoski, S., Olin, M., Simonen, P., Bloss, M., Nešumajev, D., Salo, L., Maasikmets, M., Sipilä, M., Maso, M.D., Keskinen, J., Timonen, H., Rönkkö, T. Chemical and physical characterization of oil shale combustion emissions in Estonia // Atmospheric Environment: X (2021) vol. 12, art. 100139, 9 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2021.100139 - Liblik, J., Küppers, J., Maaten, B., Just, A. Fire protection provided by clay and lime plasters // Wood Material Science & Engineering (2021) vol. 16, 5, p. 290-298.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17480272.2020.1714726 - Lees, H., Järvik, O., Konist, A., Siirde, A., Maaten, B. Comparison of the ecotoxic properties of oil shale industry by-products to those of coal ash // Oil shale (2022) vol. 39, 1, p. 1-19 : tab.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2022.1.01 - Maaten, B., Konist, A., Siirde, A. Potential of solid residues from power plants as thermochemical energy storage materials // Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry (2020) vol. 142, p. 1799−1805.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-09948-6 - Pikkor, H., Lees, H., Maaten, B., Järvik, O., Konist, A. Surface characterisation of Estonian oil shale semi-coke // Chemical engineering transactions (2020) vol. 81, p. 853-858 : ill.
https://doi.org/0.3303/CET2081143 - Astra, H-L., Albert, T., Mozaffari, S., Järvik, O., Yanchilin, A., Kamenev, S., Karagöz, S., Oja, V. Yields and the selected physicochemical properties of thermobitumen as an intermediate product of the pyrolysis of Kukersite oil shale // Oil shale (2021) vol. 38, 4, p. 295-316.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2021.4.02 - Lees, H., Järvik, O., Konist, A., Siirde, A., Maaten, B. Computational results of the ecotoxic analysis of fly and bottom ash from oil shale power plants and shale oil production facilities // Chemical engineering transactions (2020) vol. 81, p. 967-972.
https://doi.org/0.3303/CET2081162 https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092033034&origin=inward&txGid=0c1c7fc07fcc8f2767255413a47fc58b - Mozaffari, S., Järvik, O., Baird, Z. S. Composition of gas from pyrolysis of Estonian oil shale with various sweep gases // Oil shale (2021) 3, p. 215-227 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2021.3.03 - Saia, A., Neshumayev, D., Hazak, A., Sander, P., Järvik, O., Konist, A. Techno-economic assessment of CO2 capture possibilities for oil shale power plants // Renewable and sustainable energy reviews (2022) vol. 169, art. 112938, 11 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112938 - Baird, Z. S., Nešumajev, D., Järvik, O., Powell, K. M. Comparison of the most likely low-emission electricity production systems in Estonia // PLoS ONE (2021) vol. 16, 12, e0261780, 37 p.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261780 - Leben, K., Mõtlep, R., Paaver, P., Konist, A., Pihu, T., Kirsimäe, K. Geochemical study of stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in landfilled Ca-rich oil shale ash // Estonian journal of earth sciences (2020) vol. 69, 3, p. 134-142 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/earth.2020.09 https://kirj.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2020/issue_3/earth-2020-3-121-133.pdf - Al-Ayed, O. S., Amer, M. W., Al-Harahshah, S., Maaten, B., Ahmed, M. S. Calculations of activation energy and frequency factors for corn leafs pyrolysis using excel solver: new concept // International journal of chemical reactor engineering (2021) vol. 19, 8, p. 799−807.
https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2020-0140 - Pikkor, H., Järvik, O., Lees, H., Konist, A., Siirde, A., Maaten, B. Characterization and enhancement of oil shale fly ash from CFB boiler // 6th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies, SpliTech 2021. : IEEE, 2021. p. 1-4.
https://doi.org/10.23919/SpliTech52315.2021.9566470 - Uibu, M., Siirde, A., Järvik, O., Trikkel, A., Yörük, C.R., Hazak, A., Konist, A. et al. ClimMIT - Climate change mitigation with CCS and CCU technologies // Proceedings of the 15th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference 15-18 March 2021. : SSRN, 2021. 9 p.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3812288 https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3812288 - Baird, Z. S., Yanchilin, A., Viscosity data for kukersite shale gasoline fractions // Oil shale (2022) vol. 39, 4, p. 241-251.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2022.4.01 - Konist, A., Järvik, O., Baird, Z. S., Neshumayev, D. A technical analysis of oil shale firing power units retrofitting for carbon capture and storage (CCS) // Proceedings of the 15th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference 15-18 March 2021. : SSRN, 2021. 7 p.
https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3819278 - Pikkor, H., Konist, A., Maaten, B., Jörvik, O., Lees, H. Effect of steam activation on oil shale semi-coke surface properties // International Multidisciplinary Conference on Computer and Energy Science (SpliTech). : IEEE, 2021. 5 p.
https://doi.org/10.23919/SpliTech52315.2021.9566397 - Mozaffari, P., Baird, Z. S., Järvik, O. A predictive approach towards using PC-SAFT for modeling the properties of shale oil // Materials (2022) vol. 15, 12, art. 4221.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15124221 - Klüh, D., Baqain, M. H. S., Lyons Ceron, A., Novak, O., Bily, T., Konist, A., Gaderer, M. Remote energy lab - experience and improvements of European cooperation in remote labs // SEFI 2022 : 50th Annual Conference of The European Society for Engineering Education : proceedings. Barcelona : Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022. p. 2012-2017.
http://www.sefi.be/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ebook-sefi-2022-1.pdf - Konist, A., Järvik, O., Pihu, T., Neshumayev, D. Combustion as a possible solution to pyrolytic wastewater utilization // Chemical engineering transactions (2018) vol. 70, p. 859-864 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1870144 - Nešumajev, D., Pihu, T., Konist, A., Siirde, A. Large-scale experimental investigation of heat transfer augmentation technique in gas-heated channels // International Heat Transfer Conference 16 : 2018, 10-15 August, Beijing, China. [S.l.] : Begell House, 2018. p. 5619-5626.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/IHTC16.hte.024075 - Rummel, L., Nešumajev, D., Konist, A. Power plant ash composition transformations during load cycling [Online resource] // Chemical engineering transactions (2018) vol. 70, p. 655-660 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1870110 - Maaten, B., Järvik, O., Loo, L., Konist, A., Siirde, A. Characterization of the pyrolytic water from shale oil industry // Oil shale (2018) vol. 35, 4, p. 365-374 : ill.
http://kirj.ee/public/oilshale_pdf/2018/issue_4/OS-2018-4-365-374.pdf https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2018.4.06 https://artiklid.elnet.ee/record=b2868185*est - Culin, C., Tente, K., Konist, A., Maaten, B., Loo, L. et al. Reactivities of American, Chinese and Estonian oil shale semi-cokes and Argonne premium coal chars under oxy-fuel combustion conditions // Oil shale (2019) vol. 36, 3, p. 353-369 : ill.
http://www.kirj.ee/32526/?tpl=1061&c_tpl=1064 https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2019.3.01 - Maaten, B., Pikkor, H., Konist, A., Siirde, A. Determination of the total sulphur content of oil shale by using different analytical methods // Oil shale (2018) vol. 35, 2, p. 144-153 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2018.2.04 - Salo, L., Mylläri, F., Maasikmets, M., Niemelä, V., Konist, A., Kupri, H-L. et al. Emission measurements with gravimetric impactors and electrical devices : An aerosol instrument comparison // Aerosol science and technology (2019) vol. 53, 5, p. 526-539 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2019.1578858 - Baird, Z.S., Uusi-Kyyny, P., Järvik, O., Oja, V., Alopaeus, V. Temperature and pressure dependence of density of a shale oil and derived thermodynamic properties // Industrial & engineering chemistry research (2018) vol. 57, 14, p. 5128-5135.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b05018 - Konist, A., Pikkor, H., Nešumajev, D., Loo, L., Järvik, O., Siirde, A., Pihu, T. Co-combustion of coal and oil shale blends in circulating fluidized bed boilers // Oil shale (2019) vol. 36, 2S, p. 114–127 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2019.2S.03 http://www.kirj.ee/public/oilshale_pdf/2019/issue_2S/OS-2019-2S-114-127.pdf - Maaten, B., Konist, A., Siirde, A. High-speed thermogravimetric analysis of the combustion of wood and Ca-rich fuel // Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry (2019) vol. 138, 4, p. 2807–2811.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08785-6 Teadlased: puidu osakaalu suurendamine fossiilkütustes on üks lahendus - Latõšov, E., Maaten, B., Siirde, A., Konist, A. The influence of O2 and CO2 on the possible corrosion on steel transmission lines of natural gas // Energy procedia (2018) vol. 147, p. 63-70 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2018.07.034 - Maaten, B., Loo, L., Konist, A., Siirde, A. Mineral matter effect on the decomposition of Ca-rich oil shale // Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry (2018) vol. 131, 3, p. 2087–2091 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-017-6823-1 - Kolnes, M., Mere, A., Kübarsepp, J., Viljus, M., Maaten, B., Tarraste, M. Microstructure evolution of TiC cermets with ferritic AISI 430L steel binder // Powder metallurgy (2018) vol. 61, 3, p. 197-209 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00325899.2018.1447268 - Konist, A., Järvik, O., Pikkor, H., Nešumajev, D., Pihu, T. Utilization of pyrolytic wastewater in oil shale fired CFBC boiler // Journal of cleaner production (2019) vol. 234, p. 487-493 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.213 - Nešumajev, D., Pihu, T., Siirde, A., Järvik, O., Konist, A. Solid heat carrier oil shale retorting technology with integrated CFB technology // Oil shale (2019) vol. 36, 2S, p. 99–113 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2019.2S.02 http://www.kirj.ee/public/oilshale_pdf/2019/issue_2S/OS-2019-2S-99-113.pdf - Loo, L., Konist, A., Nešumajev, D., Pihu, T., Maaten, B., Siirde, A. Ash and flue gas from oil shale oxy-fuel circulating fluidized bed combustion // Energies (2018) vol. 11, 5, art. 1218, 12 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en11051218 - Pihu, T., Konist, A., Puura, E., Liira, M., Kirsimäe, K. Properties and environmental impact of oil shale ash landfills // Oil shale (2019) vol. 36, 2, p. 257–270 : ill.
http://www.kirj.ee/public/oilshale_pdf/2019/issue_2/OS-2019-2-257-270.pdf https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2019.2.01 - Leben, K., Mõtlep, R., Paaver, P., Konist, A., Pihu, T. et al. Long-term mineral transformation of Ca-rich oil shale ash waste // Science of the total environment (2019) vol. 658, p. 1404-1415 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.326 - Nešumajev, D., Rummel, L., Konist, A., Ots, A., Parve, T. Power plant fuel consumption rate during load cycling // Applied energy (2018) vol. 224, p. 124-135 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.04.063 - Tarraste, M., Kübarsepp, J., Juhani, K., Mere, A., Kolnes, M., Viljus, M., Maaten, B. Ferritic chromium steel as binder metal for WC cemented carbides // International journal of refractory metals and hard materials (2018) vol. 73, p. 183-191 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2018.02.010 - Ochieng, R., Ceron, A. L., Konist, A., Sarker, S. A combined analysis of the drying and decomposition kinetics of wood pyrolysis using non-isothermal thermogravimetric methods // Energy conversion and management : X (2023) vol. 20, art. 100424, 12 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2023.100424 - Konist, A. Investigation of fouling and corrosion of low-temperature reheater in a CFBC boiler // Fuel (2023) vol. 338, art. 127373, 8 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127373 - Baqain, M. H. S., Yorük, C. R., Nešumajev, D., Järvik, O., Konist, A. Ash characterisation formed under different oxy-fuel circulating fluidized bed conditions // Fuel (2023) vol. 338, art. 127244.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127244 - Lyons Ceron, A., Konist, A. Co-Pyrolysis of Woody Biomass and Oil Shale in a Batch Reactor in CO2, CO2-H2O, and Ar Atmospheres // Energies (2023) vol. 16, 7, art. 3145.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073145 - Baqain, M. H. S., Nešumajev, D., Konist, A. NOx and N2O emissions from Ca-rich fuel conversion in oxyfuel circulating fluidized bed combustion // Thermal science and engineering progress (2023) vol. 42, art. 101938.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101938 - Baird, Z. S., Oja, V., Järvik, O. The composition of kukersite shale oil // Oil shale (2023) vol. 40, 1, p. 25-43 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2023.1.02 https://artiklid.elnet.ee/record=b2903562*est - Maaten, B., Siirde, A., Vahur, S., Kirsimäe, K. Influence of the end-temperature on the oil shale fast pyrolysis process and its products // Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry (2023) vol. 148, 4, p. 1647-1655 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11567-2 - Lees, H., Jõul, P., Pikkor, H., Järvik, O., Mets, B., Konist, A. Characterization of oil shale kerogen semi-coke and its application to remove chemical pollutants from aqueous solutions // Oil shale (2023) vol. 40, 2, p. 115-132 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2023.2.02 - Mets, B., Kaldas, K., Uustalu, J. M., Lopp, M. The Lille-Blokker model – an excellent tool to describe the structure of kukersite // Oil shale (2023) vol. 40, 3, p. 234−243.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2023.3.04 - Ochieng, R., Ceron, A. L., Konist, A., Sarker, S. Experimental and modeling studies of intermediate pyrolysis of wood in a laboratory-scale continuous feed retort reactor // Bioresource technology reports (2023) vol. 24, art. 101650.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101650 - Mets, B., Lopp, M., Uustalu, J.M., Muldma, K., Niidu, A., Kaldas, K. A two-step model for assessing the potential of shale-derived chemicals by oxidation of kukersite // Oil shale (2023) vol. 40, 4, p. 344-362.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2023.4.04 - Jõul, P., Järvik, O., Lees, H., Kallavus, U., Koel, M., Lukk, T. Preparation and characterization of lignin-derived carbon aerogels // Frontiers in chemistry (2023) vol. 11, art. 1326454.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2023.1326454 - Ochieng R., Ceron A.L., Konist A., Sarker S. Prediction of total product composition from pyrolysis and gasification of lignocellulosic biomass : a model for reactor design and optimization // European biomass conference and exhibition proceedings. : ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2023. p. 959-965.
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