Publications

Pan R., Yu J., Yang Y., Zaini I. N., He X., Rafique M., Wu Y., Jiang K., Dai L., Fang Y., Chao Y., Wen Y., Guo Y., Debenest G., Yang W., Li W., Zhang Y., Shuai Y. (2026). Enhancing carbon nanotubes production from pyrolysis–catalysis of plastic waste through monolithic heating. National Science Review 13 (10), nwag143. doi:10.1093/nsr/nwag143

Gautam R., Kulkarni S. R., Zaini I. N., Han H., Sarathy S. M., Dally B. B., Roberts W. L. (2026). A review on interactions and reactor implications during pyrolysis of biomass- and plastic-based waste. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science 26, 100507. doi:10.1016/j.jaecs.2026.100507

Pancasakti B. P., Zaini I. N., Zhao C., Nagaraja S. S., Alhajjaji A. M., Alsaggaf A. M., Turner J. W. G., Sarathy S. M. (2026). Sustainability of e-hydrogen carriers production: Techno-economic and life cycle perspectives in Saudi Arabia. Energy 357, 141339. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2026.141339

Pancasakti B. P., Zaini I. N., Alsaggaf A. M., Turner J. W. G., Sarathy S. M. (2026). Cost of sustainable ammonia production from renewable e-hydrogen: comparing different gas separation methods and reactor configurations. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 92, 105221. doi:10.1016/j.seta.2026.105221

Rousseva A., Gautam R., Zaini I. N., Aljaziri J., Govender N. S., Ledwaba L. P., Overmans S., Lauersen K. J., Sarathy S. M. (2025). Valorization of Cyanidioschyzon merolae via mixed air/steam/CO₂ gasification: Syngas evolution and tar molecular insights. ACS Omega 10 (44), 52783–52793. doi:10.1021/acsomega.5c06835

Nurdiawati A., Tahir F., Zaini I. N., Al-Ghamdi S. G. (2025). Prospective environmental and economic assessment of green steel production in the Middle East. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 219, 108277. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108277

Bolívar Caballero J. J., Zaini I. N., Nurdiawati A., Fedorova I., Cao P., Lewin T., Jönsson P. G., Yang W. (2025). Electrified catalytic steam reforming for renewable syngas production: Experimental demonstration, process development and techno-economic analysis. Applied Energy 377, 124556. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124556

Jin Y., Liu S., Shi Z., Wang S., Wen Y., Zaini I. N., Tang C., Hedenqvist M. S., Lu X., Kawi S., Wang C.-H., Jiang J., Jönsson P. G., Yang W. (2024). A novel three-stage ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis process for improved bio-oil yield and quality from lignocellulosic biomass. Energy 295, 131029. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2024.131029

Yang H., Zaini I. N., Pan R., Jin Y., Wang Y., Li L., Bolívar Caballero J. J., Shi Z., Subasi Y., Nurdiawati A., Wang S., Shen Y., Wang T., Wang Y., Sandström L., Jönsson P. G., Yang W., Han T. (2024). Distributed electrified heating for efficient hydrogen production. Nature Communications 15, 3868. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47534-8

Yang H., Nurdiawati A., Gond R., Chen S., Wang S., Tang B., Jin Y., Zaini I. N., Shi Z., Wang W., Martin A., Younesi R., Sandström L., Jönsson P. G., Yang W., Han T. (2024). Carbon-negative valorization of biomass waste into affordable green hydrogen and battery anodes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 49, 459–471. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.096

Wang S., Wang Y., Shi Z., Sun K., Wen Y., Niedzwiecki L., Pan R., Xu Y., Zaini I. N., Jagodzińska K., Aragon-Briceno C., Tang C., Onsree T., Tippayawong N., Pawlak-Kruczek H., Jönsson P. G., Yang W., Jiang J., Kawi S., Wang C.-H. (2023). Van Krevelen diagrams based on machine learning visualize feedstock-product relationships in thermal conversion processes. Communications Chemistry 6, 273. doi:10.1038/s42004-023-01077-z

Bolívar Caballero J. J., Han T., Svanberg R., Zaini I. N., Yang H., Gond R., Cao P., Lewin T., Jönsson P. G., Yang W. (2023). Advanced application of a geometry-enhanced 3D-printed catalytic reformer for syngas production. Energy Conversion and Management 287, 117071. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117071

Zaini I. N., Svanberg R., Sundberg D., Bölke K., Granqvist J., Lille C., Tarantino N., Yang W. (2023). A pilot-scale test of plasma torch application for decarbonising the steel reheating furnaces. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 40, 101766. doi:10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101766

Zaini I. N., Nurdiawati A., Gustavsson J., Wei W., Thunman H., Gyllenram R., Samuelsson P., Yang W. (2023). Decarbonising the iron and steel industries: Production of carbon-negative direct reduced iron by using biosyngas. Energy Conversion and Management 281, 116806. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2023.116806

Nurdiawati A., Zaini I. N., Wei W., Gyllenram R., Yang W., Samuelsson P. (2023). Towards fossil-free steel: Life cycle assessment of biosyngas-based direct reduced iron (DRI) production process. Journal of Cleaner Production 393, 136262. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136262