Dr Lian Zhang - Researcher Profile

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING

Institution: Chubu University

Year awarded: 2003

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Institution: Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Year awarded: 1999

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Institution: Taiyuan University of Technology

Year awarded: 1996

Publications

Journal Articles

Low, C., Zhang, L., 2013, Arsenic emissions and speciation in the oxy-fuel fly ash collected from lab-scale drop-tube furnace, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute [P], vol 34, issue 2, Elsevier Science Inc, USA, pp. 2877-2884.

Jiao, F., Zhang, L., Yamada, N., Sato, A., Ninomiya, Y., 2013, Effect of HCl, SO2 and H2O on the condensation of heavy metal vapors in flue gas cooling section, Fuel Processing Technology [P], vol 105, Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands, pp. 181-187.

Jiao, F., Ninomiya, Y., Zhang, L., Yamada, N., Sato, A., Dong, Z., 2013, Effect of coal blending on the leaching characteristics of arsenic in fly ash from fluidized bed coal combustion, Fuel Processing Technology [P], vol 106, Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands, pp. 769-775.

Jiao, F., Zhang, L., Song, W., Meng, Y., Yamada, N., Sato, A., Ninomiya, Y., 2013, Effect of inorganic particulates on the condensation behavior of lead and zinc vapors upon flue gas cooling, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute [P], vol 34, issue 2, Elsevier Science Inc, USA, pp. 2821-2829.

Chen, J., Yao, H., Zhang, L., 2012, A study on the calcination and sulphation behaviour of limestone during oxy-fuel combustion, Fuel [P], vol 102, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 386-395.

Wijaya, N.A., Choo, T.K., Zhang, L., 2012, Generation of ultra-clean coal from Victorian brown coal: Effect of hydrothermal treatment and particle size on coal demineralization and the extraction kinetic of individual metals, Energy and Fuels [E], vol 26, issue 8, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 5028-5035.

Wijaya, N.A., Zhang, L., 2012, Generation of ultra-clean fuel from Victorian brown coal - Synchrotron XANES study on the evolution of sulphur in Victorian brown coal upon hydrothermal upgrading treatment and thermal pyrolysis, Fuel [P], vol 99, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 217-225.

Low, C., Zhang, L., 2012, Microwave digestion for the quantification of inorganic elements in coal and coal ash using ICP-OES, Talanta [P], vol 101, Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands, pp. 346-352.

Sun, Y., Parikh, V., Zhang, L., 2012, Sequestration of carbon dioxide by indirect mineralization using Victorian brown coal fly ash, Journal of Hazardous Materials [P], vol 209, Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands, pp. 458-466.

Chen, J., Jiao, F., Zhang, L., Yao, H., Ninomiya, Y., 2012, Use of synchrotron XANES and Cr-doped coal to further confirm the vaporization of organically bound Cr and the formation of chromium(VI) during coal oxy-fuel combustion, Environmental Science & Technology [P], vol 46, issue 6, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 3567-3573.

Chen, J., Dai, B., Low, C., Zhang, L., 2012, XANES investigation on sulfur evolution during Victorian brown coal char gasification in oxy-fuel combustion mode, Energy and Fuels [E], vol 26, issue 8, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 4775-4782.

Wijaya, N., Zhang, L., 2011, A Critical Review of Coal Demineralization and Its Implication on Understanding the Speciation of Organically Bound Metals and Submicrometer Mineral Grains in Coal, Energy & Fuels [P], vol 25, issue 1, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-16.

Jiao, F., Chen, J., Zhang, L., Wei, Y., Ninomiya, Y., Bhattacharya, S., Yao, H., 2011, Ash partitioning during the oxy-fuel combustion of lignite and its dependence on the recirculation of flue gas impurities (H2O, HCl and SO2), Fuel [P], vol 90, issue 6, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 2207-2216.

Jiao, F., Cheng, Y., Zhang, L., Yamada, N., Sato, A., Ninomiya, Y., 2011, Effects of HCl, SO2, and H2O in flue gas on the condensation behavior of Pb and Cd vapors in the cooling section of municipal solid waste incineration, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute [P], vol 33, issue 2, Elsevier, USA, pp. 2787-2793.

Zhang, L., Jiao, F., Binner, E., Chen, L., Bhattacharya, S., Ninomiya, Y., Li, C., 2011, Evolution of organically bound metals during coal combustion in air and O2/CO2 mixtures - A case study of Victorian brown coal, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute [P], vol 33, issue 2, Elsevier, USA, pp. 2795-2802.

Zhang, L., Jiao, F., Binner, E., Bhattacharya, S., Ninomiya, Y., Li, C., 2011, Experimental investigation of the combustion of bituminous coal in air and 02/C02 mixtures: 2. variation of the transformation behaviour of mineral matter with bulk gas composition, Fuel [P], vol 90, issue 4, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 1361-1369.

Wijaya, N., Choo, T., Zhang, L., 2011, Generation of ultra-clean coal from Victorian brown coal - Sequential and single leaching at room temperature to elucidate the elution of individual inorganic elements, Fuel Processing Technology [P], vol 92, issue 11, Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands, pp. 2127-2137.

Binner, E., Zhang, L., Li, C., Bhattacharya, S., 2011, In-situ observation of the combustion of air-dried and wet Victorian brown coal, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute [P], vol 33, issue 2, Elsevier, USA, pp. 1739-1746.

Zhang, L., Ninomiya, Y., Wang, Q., Yamashita, T., 2011, Influence of woody biomass (cedar chip) addition on the emissions of PM10 from pulverised coal combustion, Fuel [P], vol 90, issue 1, Elsevier, UK, pp. 77-86.

Jiao, F., Wijaya, N., Zhang, L., Ninomiya, Y., Hocking, R., 2011, Synchrotron-based XANES speciation of chromium in the oxy-fuel fly ash collected from lab-scale drop-tube furnace, Environmental Science & Technology [P], vol 45, issue 15, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 6640-6646.

Qiao, Y., Zhang, L., Binner, E.R., Xu, M., Li, C., 2010, An investigation of the causes of the difference in coal particle ignition temperature between combustion in air and in O2/CO2, Fuel [P], vol 89, issue 11, Elsevier Sci Ltd, UK, pp. 3381-3387.

Zhang, L., Binner, E., Chen, L., Qiao, Y., Li, C., Bhattacharya, S., Ninomiya, Y., 2010, Experimental investigation of the combustion of bituminous coal in air and O2/CO2 Mixtures: 1. Particle Imaging of the Combustion of Coal and Char, Energy & Fuels [P], vol 24, issue 9, Amer Chemical Soc, USA, pp. 4803-4811.

Lin, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, L., Min, Z., Tay, H., Li, C., 2010, HCN and NH3 formation during coal/char gasification in the presence of NO, Environmental Science & Technology [P], vol 44, issue 10, Amer Chemical Soc, USA, pp. 3719-3723.

Zhang, L., Binner, E.R., Qiao, Y., Li, C., 2010, High-speed camera observation of coal combustion in air and O 2/CO2 mixtures and measurement of burning coal particle velocity, Energy & Fuels [P], vol 24, American Chemical Society, United States, pp. 29-37.

Zhang, L., Binner, E.R., Qiao, Y., Li, C., 2010, In situ diagnostics of Victorian brown coal combustion in O 2/N2 and O2/CO2 mixtures in drop-tube furnace, Fuel [P], vol 89, issue 10, Elsevier Sci Ltd, UK, pp. 2703-2712.

Zhang, L., Yu, D., Hong, Y., Xu, M., Qunying, W., Ninomiya, Y., 2009, Characterization of combustion-derived individual fine particulates by computer-controlled scanning electron microscopy, Aiche Journal [P], vol 55, issue 11, John Wiley & Sons Inc, USA, pp. 3005-3016.

Wang, Q., Zhang, L., Sato, A., Ninomiya, Y., Yamashita, T., 2009, Effects of coal blending on the reduction of PM10 during high-temperature combustion 2. A coalescence-fragmentation model, Fuel [P], vol 88, issue 1, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 150-157.

Wang, Q., Zhang, L., Sato, A., Ninomiya, Y., Yamashita, T., Dong, Z., 2009, Mineral interactions and their impacts on the reduction of PM10 emissions during co-combustion of coal with sewage sludge, Fuel [P], vol 32 II, Elsevier Sci Ltd, USA, pp. 2701-2708.

Zhang, L., Toshimasa, T., Shuzo, K., Ikuo, S., Qunying, W., Ninomiya, Y., 2008, Coordination structures of organically bound paramagnetic metals in coal and their transformation upon solvent extraction, Fuel [P], vol 87, issue 12, Elsevier, UK, pp. 2628-2640.

Qunying, W., Zhang, L., Sato, A., Ninomiya, Y., Yamashita, T., 2008, Effects of coal blending on the reduction of PM10 during high-temperature combustion 1. Mineral transformations, Fuel [P], vol 87, issue 13-14, Elsevier Sci Ltd, UK, pp. 2997-3005.

Zhang, L., Toshimasa, T., Ikuo, S., Qunying, W., Ninomiya, Y., 2008, Elution of Ti during solvent extraction of coal and the transformation of eluted Ti upon combustion, AICHE Journal [E], vol 54, issue 6, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, USA, pp. 1646-1655.

Zhang, L., Kawashima, H., Takanohashi, T., Nakazato, T., Saito, I., Tao, H., 2008, Partitioning of Boron during the Generation of Ultraclean Fuel (HyperCoal) by Solvent Extraction of Coal, Energy & Fuels [P], vol 22, issue 2, Amer Chemical Soc, USA, pp. 1183-1190.

Zhang, L., Takanohashi, T., Nakazato, T., Saito, I., Tao, H., 2008, Sequential Leaching of Coal to Investigate the Elution of Inorganic Elements Into Coal Extract (HyperCoal), Energy & Fuels [P], vol 22, issue 4, American Chemical Soc, USA, pp. 2474-2481.

Yu, D., Xu, M., Zhang, L., Yao, H., Wang, Q., Ninomiya, Y., 2007, Computer-Controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy (CCSEM) investigation on the heterogeneous nature of mineral matter in six typical Chinese coals, Energy & Fuels [P], vol 21, issue 2, American Chemical Soc, USA, pp. 468-476.

Wang, Q., Zhang, L., Sato, A., Ninomiya, Y., Yamashita, T., 2007, Interactions among Inherent minerals during coal combustion and their impacts on the emission of PM10. 1. emission of micrometer-sized particles, Energy & Fuels [P], vol 21, issue 2, Amer Chemical Soc, USA, pp. 756-765.

Zhang, L., Wang, Q., Sato, A., Ninomiya, Y., Yamashita, T., 2007, Interactions among inherent minerals during coal combustion and their impacts on the emission of PM10. 2. emission of submicrometer-sized particles, Energy & Fuels [P], vol 21, issue 2, American Chemical Soc, USA, pp. 766-777.

Conference Proceedings

Jiao, F., Zhang, L., Yamada, N., Sato, A., Ninomiya, Y., 2013, Effect of coal blending on the leaching characteristics of arsenic and selenium in fly ash from fluidized bed coal combustion, Cleaner Combustion and Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Coal Combustion, 17July 2011 to 20 July 2011, Tsinghua University Press, China, pp. 569-577.

Chen, J., Yao, H., Zhang, L., 2011, A study on the calcination and sulfation behavior of limestone during oxy-fuel combustion, Proceedings of CHEMECA 2011, 18 September 2011 to 21 September 2011, Engineers Australia, Sydney NSW, pp. 1-10.

Wijaya, N., Choo, T., Zhang, L., 2011, Demineralisation of Victorian brown coal upon thermal treatment in acidic solutions, Proceedings of CHEMECA 2011 - Engineering a Better World, 18 September 2011 to 21 September 2011, Engineers Australia, Sydney NSW, pp. 1-10.

Chen, J., Yao, H., Xu, M., Wu, X., Zhang, L., 2011, Mechanisms for calcination and sulfation of limestone during oxy-fuel combustion, 2nd Oxyfuel Combuston Conference, 12 September 2011 to 16 September 2011, International Energy Agency (IEA), Brisbane Qld, pp. 1-4.

Zhang, L., Chen, J., Low, C., Jiao, F., Ninomiya, Y., 2011, Use of Synchrotron-based X-ray adsorption spectroscopy (XAS) for the speciation of chromiumin oxy-fuel fly ash, Proceedings of CHEMECA 2011 - Engineering a Better World, 18 September 2011 to 21 September 2011, Engineers Australia, Sydney NSW, pp. 1-10.

Binner, E., Chen, L., Zhang, L., Bhattacharya, S., 2010, The effect of coal drying on the behaviour of alkali and alkaline earth metallic species during Victorian Brown Coal combustion, Proceedings of Chemeca 2010, 26 September 2010 to 29 September 2010, Engineers Australia, Australia, pp. 1-11.

Other

Zhang, L., Jiao, F., Ninomiya, Y., Bhattacharya, S., Li, C., 2011, Ash formation and speciation of trace metals during oxy-fuel combustion, 2nd Oxyfuel Combustion Conference, International Energy Agency (IEA), Brisbane Qld.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Emissions and capture of arsenic, chromium and lead during coal oxy-fuel combustion and gasification.

Supervisors:

Zhang, L (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Generation of High-Purity Magnesium Oxide Through the Use of Victorian Brown Coal Fly Ash.

Supervisors:

Zhang, L (Main), Selomulya, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Generation of ultra-clean coal from Victorian brown coal through chemical leaching.

Supervisors:

Zhang, L (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Hydrometallurgical Extraction of Brown Coal Fly Ash and On-Site CO2 Capture by Mineralisation.

Supervisors:

Zhang, L (Main), Selomulya, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Oxy-Fuel Combustion characteristics of Victorian brown coal.

Supervisors:

Zhang, L (Main), Woo, M (Associate), Chen, D (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Use of fuel additive to minimise ash fouling and slagging propensities during coal combustion.

Supervisors:

Zhang, L (Main), Woo, M (Associate).