Alumni and theses

Postdoctoral fellows

• Dr. Kawnish Kirtania (currently, assistant professor at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)

• Dr. Anna Trubetskaya (currently, research fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

• Dr. Lu Ding (currently, lecturer at East China University of Science and Technology)

• Dr. Muhammad Aqib Chishty (currently, researcher at RISE)

• Dr. Albert Bach-Oller (currently, R&D engineer at GRIT, Gases Research Innovation & Technology S.L.U., Spain)

• Dr. Yang Zhang

PhD degree

• Thamali Rajika Jayawickrama, Particle-fluid interactions under heterogeneous reactions, Luleå University of Technology, 2022 (currently, Swerim AB)

• Ángel David García Llamas, Particle dynamics during biomass devolatilization: Momentum exchange and particle dispersion, Luleå University of Technology, 2022 (currently, HoSt bioenergy systems)

• Aekjuthon Phounglamcheik, Bio-coal for the sustainable industry: A scientific approach to optimizing production, storage, and usages, Luleå University of Technology, 2021 (currently, Envigas AB).

• Albert Bach Oller, Alkali-enhanced gasification of biomass: laboratory-scale experimental studies, Luleå University of Technology, 2018 (continued for postdoctoral fellow at LTU, currently, GRIG, Gases Research Innovation & Technology S.L.U., Spain).

• Amit Biswas, Effect of chemical and physical properties on combustion of biomass particle, Luleå University of Technology, 2015 (currently, Scania)

as an assistant supervisor

• Nikolaos Papafilippou, CFD Modelling of Hydrogen Rich Biomass Syngas Combustion, Luleå University of Technology (principal supervisor: Prof. Rikard Gebart), 2024

• Ali Hedayati, Ash transformation in thermochemical conversion of different biomass resources with special focus on phosphorus, Luleå University of Technology (principal supervisor: Prof. Marcus Öhman), 2022. Currently, Höganäs AB.

• Per Holmgren, Entrained flow studies on biomass fuel powder conversion and ash formation, Umeå University (principal supervisor: Prof. Markus Broström), 2018. Currently assistant professor at Umeå University.

• Charlie Ma, Aspects of Ash Transformations in Pressurised Entrained-Flow Gasification of Woody Biomass: Pilot-scale studies, Luleå University of Technology (principal supervisor: Prof. Marcus Öhman), 2017. Currently, postdoc researcher at Umeå University.

• Burak Göktepe, Entrained flow gasification of biomass: soot formation and flame stability, Luleå University of Technology (principal supervisor: Prof. Rikard Gebart), 2015. Currently, researcher at Cardiff University.

Licentiate degree (PhD mid-term)

• Thamali Rajika Jayawickrama, Particle-fluid interactions under heterogeneous reactions, Luleå University of Technology, 2020 (continued for PhD degree)

• Angel David Garcia Llamas, Fast devolatilization of biomass: An experimental study using high-speed imaging, relevant for suspension firing technologies, Luleå University of Technology, 2019 (continued for PhD degree)

• Aekjuthon Phounglamcheik, Biocarbon for fossil coal replacement, Luleå University of Technology, 2018 (continued for PhD degree)

• Albert Bach Oller, Co-gasification of black liquor and pyrolysis oil: Fuel conversion and catalytic activity of alkali compounds, Luleå University of Technology, 2016. (continued for PhD degree)

MSc degree

• Anton Ottosson, Integration of Hydrogen Production via Water Electrolysis at a CHP Plant: A feasibility study, Luleå University of Technology, 2021.

• Ricardo Vila Pérez, Research on gasification reactivity and characterization of chars produced from biomasses with high ash content , Polytechnic University of Valencia (carried out at LTU), 2020.

• Nils Johnson, Evaluation of ignition and self-heating risks in bio-char storage by numerical simulation, Luleå University of Technology, 2020.

• Markus Bäckebo, The influence of particle size distribution on bio-coal gasification rate as related to packed beds of particle, Luleå University of Technology, 2020

• (BSc thesis) Ignacio Suárez-Zarracina Granda, Hydrothermal Liquefaction of biomass for the production of synthetic biofuels, University of Oviedo (carried out at LTU), 2020.

• David Söderberg, Biocarbon production from biomass based energy plant forapplication in high-value materials, Luleå University of Technology, 2019

• Clemens Antretter, Effect of burner design on characterisation of pulverised biomass flame, TU Wien (carried out at LTU), 2018

• Romain Pitchot, Biocarbon production in a pilot-scale biomass pyrolysis plant for application in steel industry, Luleå University of Technology, 2018.

• Philip Hägglund, Commissioning of Entrained Flow Reactor for Combustion and Gasification Research, Luleå University of Technology, 2017 (assistant supervisor).

• Tobias Wretborn, Pyrolysis of Wood Chips: Influence of Pyrolysis Conditions on Charcoal Yield and Charcoal Reactivity, Luleå University of Technology, 2016.

• Petter Lundqvist, Catalytic Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Waste Sludge: A Pre-study with Model Compounds, Luleå University of Technology, 2016.

• Sara Solis, Optimizing biochar production process for replacing coal in steel making process, University of Oviedo (carried out at LTU), 2016.

• Sofia Pålstam, Intra-Particle Heat- and Mass Transfer Effects on Burner Simulations of Pulverized Biomass, Luleå University of Technology, 2016

• Joel Axelsson, Catalytic gasification of the wood powder and lignin with physical property assessment of the feedstock, Luleå University of Technology, 2015.

• Yara Niso Galan, Active control of particle dispersion for the reduction of soot, Technical University of Madrid (carried out at LTU), 2015.

• Gustav Häggström, Improving biofuel production efficiency by gasification of by-products from biodiesel and ethanol production, Umeå University (carried out at LTU), 2015.

• Patrik Valfridsson, Low temperature catalytic hydrothermal treatment of biomass, Luleå University of Technology, 2015.

• Ángel David García Llamas, Design and control of a wire-mesh reactor for Pyrolysis Experiments, University of Oviedo (carried out at LTU), 2014.

• Alexander Stefan Kruger,  Evaluation of gasification processes and identification of R&D needs for power and heat generation using rice husk as fuel at rice mills in Southern Vietnam, Hamburg University of Technology (carried out at LTU), Sweden, 2014.

• Daniel Holmros, 2 dimensional imaging of solid surface temperature: Two-color pyrometer with a CCD camera, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, 2014.

• Albert Bach Oller, Role of catalytic activity of alkali metals during char gasification of new organic products, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, 2013.

• Maria Gabriera Ponce Valle, Combustion characteristics of steam-exploded biomass pellets, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2011 (assistant supervisor).

Guest researchers and students (incl. internship)

• • Mr. Liangzhou Chen, PhD student at China University of Mining and Technology, China, 2022

  • Mr. Ranjeet Kafle, MSc student at TU Munich, Germany, 2022 (Erasmus+ internship)

  • Ms. Julia Pogoda, 2022 (IAESTE internship)

  • Mr. Kianoosh Amoorizi, 2022 (IAESTE internship)

  • Mr. Clément Puissegur, École polytechnique de l'université d'Orléans, France 2021 (Erasmus+ internship)

  • Mr. Paul Bacher, Université de Lorraine, France, 2021 (Erasmus+ internship)

  • Dr. Christoph Schneider, PhD student at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, 2019

  • Ms. Stella Walker, then MSc student at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, 2019

  • Dr. Ning Guo, PhD student at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, 2018 (PhD thesis: Modelling of reacting multi-phase flow for biomass gasification)

  • Dr. Thobias Kreitzberg, PhD student at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 2018

  • Mr. Carl Bormann, then MSc student at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 2017 (Erasmus+ internship)

  • Dr. Nasim Qadi, then PhD student at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2016

  • Mr. Akihisa Imai, then MSc student at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2016

  • Mr. Jeroen van Dijk, then MSc student at University of Twente, the Netherlands, 2016 (project report: Commissioning of an Flame Reactor for Research on Entrained-Flow Gasification)

  • Dr. Lina Norberg Samuelsson, then PhD student at KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2015 (thesis: Isoconversional analysis for the prediction of mass-loss rates during pyrolysis of biomass)

  • Dr. Flabianus Hardi, then PhD student at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2015

  • Ms. Tigabwa Ahmed, PhD student at Monash University, Australia, 2015

  • Dr. Anna Trubetskaya, then PhD student at Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 2014/2015 (thesis: Fast pyrolysis of biomass at high temperatures)

  • Dr. Fang Lian Chan, then PhD student at Monash University, Australia, 2014 (thesis: Catalytic steam gasification of biomass over nickel based catalysts via reactive flash volatilisation)

  • Dr. Qi An, then PhD student at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2014

  • Mr. Yasuto Tanaka, then MSc student at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2013 (publication based on his thesis: Thermodynamic performance of a hybrid power generation system using biomass gasification and concentrated solar thermal processes)

  • Dr. Bayu Prabowo, then PhD student at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2012 (thesis: CO2 gasification of biomass for high efficiency and carbon negative power generation)

  • Dr. Taijin Min, Senior scientist at Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials, Korea, 2011