Shusheng Pang

ProfessorShusheng Pang

LINK 313
Internal Phone: 94094
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Qualifications & Memberships

Research Interests

Research interests include woody biomass energy and bioliquid fuels, wood based composites, wood processing with strengths on drying of wood and wood based materials, wood quality and wood properties related to drying. In addition, he is interested in drying of particular materials, evaporation, and heat and mass transfer processes. Specific research interests are:
-Thermal gasification of woody biomass for energy and liquid fuels.
-Pyrolysis of waste plastics and woody biomass for liquid fuels.
-Product development and processing technologies for wood – plastic composites.
-Kiln drying of softwood timber: drying modelling, model validation and practical application.
-Modelling of drying stress and board deformation for kiln drying of softwood timber.
-Drying related wood properties, thermal dynamics and wood-water relationships.
-Quality drying of timber: studies on wood discolouration, checking, residual drying stress, warp and instability.
-Fibre processing (particularly on drying) and mat hot pressing for MDF production.
-Modelling of veneer drying for production of plywood and laminated veneer lumber (LVL).
-LVL hot pressing with microwave preheating.
-New technologies and environmental issues in drying of wood and wood based materials.
-Alternative drying medium for high quality drying.
-Kiln emission quantification and reduction in wood and wood product processing.

Recent Publications

  • Wang B., Hu J., Chen W., Chang C., Pang S. and Li P. (2024) Exploring the characteristics of coke formation on biochar-based catalysts during the biomass pyrolysis. Fuel 357 129859: 129859-129859. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129859.
  • Bai J., Li L., Chen Z., Chang C., Pang S. and Li P. (2023) Study on the optimization of hydrothermal liquefaction performance of tobacco stem and the high value utilization of catalytic products. Energy 281 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.128283.
  • Elustondo D., Matan N., Langrish T. and Pang S. (2023) Advances in wood drying research and development. Drying Technology 41(6): 890-914. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2023.2205530.
  • Fang S., Wang X., Li P., Bai J., Chang C., Wang X., Song J. and Pang S. (2023) Effects of potassium salt on the pyrolysis products characteristics of alkali lignin from furfural residue. Fuel 333 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126216.
  • Iminabo M., Yip ACK., Iminabo J. and Pang S. (2023) Application of MgO-Titanomagnetite mixture in high-temperature catalytic pyrolysis of radiata pine. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04160-6.