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Hou, Fei; Zhong, Xiaoxing; Zanoni, Marco A.B.; Rashwan, Tarek L. and Torero, José L. (2024). Quantifying oxygen diffusion during thermal degradation of combustible porous media. Applied Thermal Engineering, 257(Part A), article no. 124219.

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Wang, Jiahao; Zanoni, Marco A.B.; Rashwan, Tarek L.; Torero, José L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2024). Smoldering ignition of wet combustible materials. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40(1-4), article no. 105448.

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Hou, Fei; Zhong, Xiaoxing; Zanoni, Marco A.B.; Rashwan, Tarek L. and Torero, José L. (2024). Multi-step scheme and thermal effects of coal smouldering under various oxygen-limited conditions. Energy, 299, article no. 131421.

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Brown, Joshua K.; Rashwan, Tarek L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2024). Hydrogen - rich syngas derived from smouldering biomass and hydrocarbon wastes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 72 pp. 839–849.

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Chowdhury, F.; Rashwan, T. L.; Mondal, P.; Behazin, M.; Keech, P. G.; Sharma, J. S. and Krol, M. (2024). Effect of compaction on bisulfide diffusive transport through MX-80 bentonite. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 264, article no. 104341.

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Wang, Jiahao; Zanoni, Marco A.B.; Rashwan, Tarek L.; Torero, José L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2024). Downward water mobility in applied smoldering. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40(1-4), article no. 105234.

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Kingston, Ryan; Tatton, Ben; Rashwan, Tarek and Macey, Michael (2024). SPLICE: Dye Hard - Bioremediation of Heavy Metals and Dye Degradation in Wastewater Via Microbes. In: The 2024 Geomicrobiology Network Research In Progress Meeting, 02 Oct 2024, University of Glasgow, UK, (In press).

Miry, Seyed Ziaedin; Zanoni, Marco A.B.; Rashwan, Tarek L.; Torero, José L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2023). Investigation of applied smouldering in different conditions: The effect of oxygen mass flux. Fuel Processing Technology, 250

Rashwan, Tarek L.; Zanoni, Marco A.B.; Wang, Jiahao; Torero, José L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2023). Elucidating the characteristic energy balance evolution in applied smouldering systems. Energy, 273, article no. 127245.

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Song, Zeyang; Zanoni, Marco A.B. and Rashwan, Tarek L. (2023). Modelling oxygen-limited and self-sustained smoldering propagation: Thermochemical treatment of food waste in an inert porous medium. Chemical Engineering Journal, 468

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Fournie, T.; Rashwan, T. L.; Switzer, C. and Gerhard, J. I. (2023). Smouldering to treat PFAS in sewage sludge. Waste Management, 164 pp. 219–227.

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Rashwan, Tarek L; Fournie, Taryn; Green, Megan; Duchesne, Alexandra L.; Brown, Joshua K.; Grant, Gavin P.; Torero, José L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2023). Applied smouldering for co-waste management: Benefits and trade-offs. Fuel Processing Technology, 240, article no. 107542.

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Chowdhury, F.; Rashwan, T. L.; Papry, S. A.; Behazin, M.; Keech, P. G.; Mondal, P.; Sharma, J. and Krol, M. (2023). Measuring Key Parameters Governing Anion Transport Through Mx-80 Bentonite. In: Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021 (Walbridge, Scott; Nik-Bakht, Mazdak; Ng, Kelvin Tsun Wai; Shome, Manas; Alam, M. Shahria; el Damatty, Ashraf and Lovegrove, Gordon eds.), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, Singapore, pp. 547–558.

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Papry, Sifat Azad; Rashwan, Tarek L.; Mondal, Pulin; Behazin, Mehran; Keech, Peter G. and Krol, Magdalena (2023). Investigating bisulfide sorption onto bentonite through laboratory batch experiments. Applied Geochemistry(152), article no. 105626.

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Miry, Seyed Ziaedin; Zanoni, Marco A.B.; Rashwan, Tarek L.; Torero, José L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2022). Investigation of multi-dimensional transfer effects in applied smouldering systems: A 2D numerical modelling approach. Combustion and Flame, 246, article no. 112385.

Fournie, T.; Rashwan, T. L.; Switzer, C.; Grant, G. P. and Gerhard, J. I. (2022). Exploring PCDD/Fs and potentially toxic elements in sewage sludge during smouldering treatment. Journal of Environmental Management, 317, article no. 115384.

Rashwan, Tarek; Asad, Md. Abdullah; Molnar, Ian L.; Behazin, Mehran; Keech, Peter G. and Krol, Magdalena M. (2022). Exploring the governing transport mechanisms of corrosive agents in a Canadian deep geological repository. Science of The Total Environment, 828, article no. 153944.

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Fournie, T.; Rashwan, T. L.; Switzer, C. and Gerhard, J. I. (2022). Phosphorus recovery and reuse potential from smouldered sewage sludge ash. Waste Management, 137 pp. 241–252.

Rashwan, Tarek L.; Fournie, Taryn; Torero, José L.; Grant, Gavin P. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2021). Scaling up self-sustained smouldering of sewage sludge for waste-to-energy. Waste Management, 135 pp. 298–308.

Rashwan, Tarek L.; Torero, José L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2021). The improved energy efficiency of applied smouldering systems with increasing scale. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 177, article no. 121548.

Rashwan, Tarek L.; Torero, José L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2021). Heat losses in applied smouldering systems: Sensitivity analysis via analytical modelling. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 172, article no. 121150.

Rashwan, Tarek L.; Torero, José L. and Gerhard, Jason I. (2021). Heat losses in a smouldering system: The key role of non-uniform air flux. Combustion and Flame, 227 pp. 309–321.

Torero, José L.; Gerhard, Jason I.; Martins, Marcio F.; Zanoni, Marco A.B.; Rashwan, Tarek L. and Brown, Joshua K. (2020). Processes defining smouldering combustion: Integrated review and synthesis. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 81, article no. 100869.