Research activities within the co-operation between Chalmers University of Technology

and Tsinghua University

Dr. Dongmei Zhao Project leader and coordinator

GMVChalmers University of Technology

How did the Chinese cooperation start?

(GMV- Center for Environment and Sustainibility)

Main persons initiated the Co-operation:GMV director: Katarina Gårdfeldt, Former director: Oliver Lindqvist

Jörgen Sjöberg, PhDChief Development Officer

Jiane Zuo, Professor, Vice Dean, School of Environment, Tsinghua

The 2nd Sino-Sweden Workshop between Tsinghua University and Chalmers University of Technology on Biofuels, Biomass, Urban futures and Sustainable urban water, held at Chalmers November 21, 2008.

2008, Sweden

Other Scientists involved

Prof. Kebin He Prof. Xiliang ZHANG Prof. Kaijun WANG,

Prof. Jiming HAO

Associate Prof.Lars-Erik Åmand

Prof. Bo Leckner

Prof. Britt-Marie Steenari

Dr. Dongmei Zhao

Prof. Greg Morrison

The 3rd Sino-Sweden Workshop on Environment and Transportation October 15-16, 2009, held at Tsinghua, Beijing

Topic 1: Municipal Solid Waste Incineration and Co-combustion----Technology and Industrial Utilization

Topic 2: Sustainable Transportation and Green Public Transport

TSINGHUA UNIVERSITYCHALMERS

2009, Beijing

2010 Co-operation project at Chalmers research boiler

• Project: Co-combustion of wood chips + waste pellets (RDF) + municipal sewage sludge

• Project leader: Lars-Erik Åmand, Department of Energy and Environment

• Johannes, Jessica, and the operators at Akademiska Hus running the tests at Chalmers research boiler

• Dongmei Zhao, monitoring the flue gas Hg.• From Tsinghua University: Yanguo Zhang, Aihong Meng, Rongrong Cai

The cooperation was approved and appreciated by prof. Henrik Thunman, head of Energy conversion

Tsinghua master student Cai, Rongrongtogether with Dongmei Zhao was introduced to Swedish education and research minister Jan Björklund when he was visiting Chalmers gasification center in 2010.

Some of the results have been presented at the 21st FBC conference, Italy 2012.

PRIMARY FORMATION OF PCDD/F IN A CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED BOILER CO-FIRING WASTE WITH A “CLEAN” BIOMASS –IMPACTS OF FUEL QUALITYL.-E. Åmand, J. Öhlin, J. Bohwalli, D. Zhao*, Y. G. Zhang**

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EMISSIONS OF MERCURY AND CADMIUM WHEN CO‐FIRING MUNICIPALSEWAGE SLUDGE AND/OR WASTE PELLETSWITH BIOMASS IN A CFB BOILERD. Zhao, L.E. Åmand*, J. Öhlin*, J. Bohwalli*, R. Cai**, Y. G. Zhang**

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2011 cooperation between Chalmers and Tsinghua

Project leader: Dr. Dongmei Zhao

Assoc. Prof. Lars-Erik Åmand

Robin Magnusson and Thomas Ekvall

The Research is Part of :

and also supported by

Prof. Zhang Yanguo,Assoc. Prof. Li, Qinghai

IVA-The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Distribution of bed material in a Horizontal Circulating Fluidized Bed boilerAn experimental study on a cold model and an industrial boiler Master’s Thesis within the Sustainable Energy

Systems programe

THOMAS EKVALLROBIN MAGNUSSON

Performed projects 2011

STUDY OF THE ALKALI RELATED DEPOSITION, CORROSION AND AGGLOMERATION PHENOMENNA IN A HORIZONTAL CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED BOILER IN XIAMEN, CHINA

This thesis work was carried out at Tsinghua, Department of Thermal engineering

This work was carried out at Kings Paper in Xiamen together with Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua. Prof. Zhang Yanguoand Li Qinghai´s group

E.ONs Energistipendium

Due to their excellent thesis work, Thomas Ekvall and Robin Magnusson are rewarded for:

STUDY OF THE ALKALI RELATED DEPOSITION, CORROSION AND AGGLOMERATION PHENOMENNA IN A HORIZONTAL CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED BOILER IN CHINAD. Zhao, J. Liske, B.-M. Steenari, L.-E. Åmand*, Y. Zhang**, Q. Li**

Bed material samples were analyzed

The results have been also presented at the 21st

FBC conference in Italy, 2012

Performed project 2012.

Special advisor: Lars-Erik Åmand

Performed project 2012.

An in-plant study of alkali induced high temperature corrosion using a probe at a Circulating fluidized bed boiler, in Chengde, China

Master thesis work carried out within CFB group at the Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University with associate prof. Hairui Yang

Student: Sebastian SundqvistExaminer: Prof. Jan-Erik SvenssonSupervisors: Jesper Liske, Dongmei Zhao Special advisor: Lars-Erik Åmand

Sebastian´s thesis

Jan-Erik Svensson

Jesper Liske

Circulating fluidized bed combustion research group, together with people from Chalmers at Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua

2012 May- work shop in Tsinghua at three departments/school

Day 1. Seminar at School of Environment: lead by vice dean prof. Zuo Jiane and director, associate prof. Katarina Gårdfeldt

The discussions were mainly about how to arrange student exchange in parallel to research cooperation

Day 2, 2012 May Seminar at Department of Thermal Engineering

2012-5-10, 8:30Chairman Prof. Cai, Ningshen8:30 - 8:50Introduction of Department of Thermal Engineering, Prof. Cai, Ningsheng8:50 - 9:20CO2 capture, Fluidized‐bed combustion and Energy Systems Analysis, Prof. Filip Johnsson 9:20 - 9:50High temperature corrosion issues in bio mass and waste combustion and Solid Oxide Fuel CellsProf. Jan‐Erik Svensson 9:50 - 10:00 Tea break

10:00 - 10:20Clean use of coal in China-status and development, Prof. Hai Zhang10:20 - 10:40How can China become a strong wind power contry rather than a big wind power contry, Prof. Ni, Weidou10:40 - 11:00Chemical looping combusion and CO2 capture , Assoc. Prof. Li, Zhenshan11:00 - 11:20H-CFB boiler , Prof. Zhang, Yanguo11:20～11:40 lab visit12:00～13:00 lunch

Prof. Hairui Yang

Prof. Ni, Weidou

Prof. Hai Zhang

Prof. Cai, NingshengAssoc. Prof. Li, Zhenshan

Dongmei Zhao

Day 3. 2012, MaySeminar and lab visiting at Department of Material Science and Engineering

Lead by prof. Pan Wei and associate prof. Katarina Gårdfeldt

On going cooperation project 2013

Recycling of oxide scale from steel industry as oxygen carrier for CO2

capture ( preliminary)

Partners:

From Chalmers:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Henrik Leion and his CLC group Environmental Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers

From TsinghuaProf. Cai, NingshengAsso. Prof. Li, ZhenshanPhD student: Xu LeiDepartment of Thermal EngineeringTsinghua

Workshop Chalmers-Tsinghua, Beijing, 2013, April 10-11, 15

Presentations, 10/41. Chalmers. KCK and silver catalyst for NOx

reduction, Assoc. Prof. Hanna Härilind2. Catalyst Research in Eco-Materials Group in

Tsinghua, Assoc. Prof. Wu, Xiaodong3. Research of Ceria Based Metal Oxides SCR

Catalysts for Diesel Exhaust, PhD candidate, Ma, Ziran, Tsinghua

4. Combustion of Biomass and Waste- challenges and solutions, Dr. Dongmei Zhao

5. Research activities between Chalmers and Tsinghua, Dongmei Zhao

6. Discussions of student exchange, joint projects, and joint applications

Ma, Ziran, is now working within Hanna´s group, at Chalmers for one year

Wu, XiaodongHanna Härilind

Dongmei Zhao

Incoming project-2014Master thesis project: Testing of Mn-oxides impregnated with Cu and Fe as oxygen carrier in chemical-looping combustion

Rikard Edland, Chalmers master student will do his master thesis work in Tsinghua, supervised by Asso. Prof. Li, Zhenshan from Tsinghua

Rikard EdlandLi, Zhenshan

Tsinghua Chalmers

Department/School Responsible person(s) Department/School Responsible person(s)

School of Environment Prof. Zuo, Jiane Center for environment and Sustainability

Associate Prof.Katarina Gårdfeldt

Department of Thermal Engineering

Prof. Cai, Ningsheng

Associate Prof. Yang, Hairui

Prof. Zhang, Yanguo

Department of Energy and Environment

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Prof. Filip Jonsson

Prof. Jan-Erik SvenssonAsso. Prof. Henrik Leion Dr. Dongmei Zhao

Department of Material and Engineering Sciences

Prof. Pan, WeiAssociate prof. Wu, Xiaodong

Prof. Yang, Zhigang

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technology

Assoc. Prof. Hanna HärilindProf. Jan-Erik SvenssonDr. Dongmei Zhao

Prof. Lars NyborgProf. Changhai Li

Department/school involved in the cooperation

A Joint application has been sent by about 20 researchers from both Chalmers and Tsinghua to VR, the financial support is 5 million SEK/year for 5 years.

It will be announced in November, 2013 and will be coordinated by GMV.

Thank you for your attention !