Iron ore pellets are sintered, centimetre-sized spheres of ore with high iron content. Together with carbonized coal, iron ore pellets are used in the production of steel. In the transportation from the pelletizing plants to the customers, the iron ore pellets are exposed to different loading situations, resulting in degradation of strength and in some cases fragmentation. For future reliable n...

A comprehensive and updated review is provided in this article, with a focus on water sorption-based thermochemical storage (WSTCS) materials, covering materials their manufacturing routes. The state of the art 22 most relevant salt hydrates classified into seven groups (bromides, sulphates, carbonates, chlorides, nitrates, hydroxides, sulphides) studied as candidates. This followed by discussi...

This review article focuses on recent studies using hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) for producing hydrochar and its potential application as a solid fuel pellet. Due to the depletion of fossil fuels increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, need carbon-neutral sources has increased. Another environmental concern relates massive amount industrial processing municipal waste, which are often und...