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Charlie Ma

Senior research engineer carrying out research activities aimed at reducing carbon emissions and improving sustainable energy utilisation.

Contact

E-mail
charlie.ma@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 98 07, +46 72 539 32 18

Works as

Affiliation
Staff scientist at Department of Applied Physics and Electronics
Location
X, Håken Gullessons väg 20, Teknikhuset, KB.G7, 7.03.17 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Silicate rings in woody biomass ash melts based on molecular dynamics simulations
ACS Omega, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2026, Vol. 11, (11) : 17907-17915
Ma, Charlie
Electrification of rotary kilns for cement, lime and pulp industries: product properties from initial trials
Nordic Flame Days, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 26-27, 2025
Broström, Markus; Olovsson, Katarzyna; Carlborg, Markus; et al.
High temperature exposure of MgO-based refractory material to biomass and coal ash with/without quicklime
Ceramics International, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 51, (3) : 3665-3674
Kumar Wagri, Naresh; Carlborg, Markus; Eriksson, Matias; et al.
Carbonation of quicklimes during cooling in moderate and high CO2 atmospheres
Thermochimica Acta, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 750
Ma, Charlie; Eriksson, Matias; Wilhelmsson, Bodil; et al.
Influence of gas composition on carbonation of quicklime granules derived from different limestone types
Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 506
Olovsson, Katarzyna; Ma, Charlie; Niinipuu, Mirva; et al.
Renewable energy carriers in rotary lime kilns: insights from collaborative research
The 29th International conference on the Impact of Fuel Quality on Power Production and Environment, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, September 2-6, 2024
Sandström, Karin; Kumar Wagri, Naresh; Carlborg, Markus; et al.
Multi-purpose adaptive X-ray scattering platform (MAXS)
KBC days 2024: conference booklet, Umeå: Umeå University 2024 : 20-20
Skoglund, Nils; Carlborg, Markus; Bozaghian Bäckman, Marjan; et al.
Electrifying quicklime production to enable carbon capture: how to avoid product carbonation?
TCCS-12, The 12th Trondheim Conference on Carbon Capture, Transport and Storage, Trondheim, Norway, June 20-21, 2023
Cwik, Katarzyna; Ma, Charlie; Eriksson, Matias; et al.
High temperature interactions between coal ash and MgO-based refractories in lime kiln conditions
Fuel, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 342
Kumar Wagri, Naresh; Carlborg, Markus; Eriksson, Matias; et al.
High temperature interactions between K-rich biomass ash and MgO-based refractories
Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 43, (8) : 3770-3777
Kumar Wagri, Naresh; Carlborg, Markus; Eriksson, Matias; et al.
Quantitative real-time in situ measurement of gaseous K, KOH and KCl in a 140 kW entrained-flow biomass gasifier
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 39, (1) : 1337-1345
Thorin, Emil; Sepman, Alexey; Ögren, Yngve; et al.
Interaction of olive pomace ash and coal ash with magnesium oxide based refractories
Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on the Impact of Fuel Quality on Power Production and the Environment
Kumar Wagri, Naresh; Carlborg, Markus; Eriksson, Matias; et al.
Laser-based detection of methane and soot during entrained-flow biomass gasification
Combustion and Flame, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 237
Sepman, Alexey; Thorin, Emil; Ögren, Yngve; et al.
Structures and diffusion motions of K and Ca in biomass ash slags from molecular dynamics simulations
Fuel, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 302
Ma, Charlie; Skoglund, Nils; Carlborg, Markus; et al.
Viscosity of molten CaO-K2O-SiO2 woody biomass ash slags in relation to structural characteristics from molecular dynamics simulation
Chemical Engineering Science, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 215
Ma, Charlie; Skoglund, Nils; Carlborg, Markus; et al.
The effect of co-firing coal and woody biomass upon the slagging/deposition tendency in iron-ore pelletizing grate-kiln plants
Fuel Processing Technology, Vol. 199
Sefidari, H.; Ma, C.; Fredriksson, C.; et al.
The effect of co-firing coal and woody biomass upon the slagging/deposition tendency in iron-ore pelletizing grate-kiln plants
Fuel processing technology, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 199
Sefidari, H.; Ma, Charlie; Fredriksson, C.; et al.
Comparison of high-rank coals with respect to slagging/deposition tendency at the transfer-chute of iron-ore pelletizing grate-kiln plants: a pilot-scale experimental study accompanied by thermochemical equilibrium modeling and viscosity estimations
Fuel processing technology, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 193 : 244-262
Sefidari, H.; Wiinikka, H.; Lindhlom, B.; et al.
Exposure of refractory materials during high-temperature gasification of a woody biomass and peat mixture
Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 38, (2) : 777-787
Carlborg, Markus; Weiland, Fredrik; Ma, Charlie; et al.
Aspects of ash transformations in pressurised entrained-flow gasification of woody biomass: pilot-scale studies
Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology
Ma, Charlie
Ash Formation in Pilot-Scale Pressurized Entrained-Flow Gasification of Bark and a Bark/Peat Mixture
Energy & Fuels, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2016, Vol. 30, (12) : 10543-10554
Ma, Charlie; Carlborg, Markus; Hedman, Henry; et al.
Overview of ash-related matters during pressurised entrained-flow gasification
Luleå: Luleå Tekniska Universitet 2015
Ma, Charlie
Thermochemical Equilibrium Study of Slag Formation during Pressurized Entrained-Flow Gasification of Woody Biomass
Energy & Fuels, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2015, Vol. 29, (7) : 4399-4406
Ma, Charlie; Backman, Rainer; Öhman, Marcus
Biomass gasification fundamentals to support the development of BTL in forest industry
Luleå University of Technology, Energy Science 2015
Moilanen, Antero; Lehtinen, Jere; Kurkela, Minna; et al.
Slag Formation During Oxygen Blown Entrained-Flow Gasification of Stem Wood
Energy & Fuels, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2014, Vol. 28, (11) : 6941-6952
Carlsson, Per; Ma, Charlie; Molinder, Roger; et al.
Slag Formation During Pilot-Scale Pressurised Entrained-Flow Gasification of Woody Biomass
Ma, Charlie
Characterization of Reactor Ash Deposits from Pilot-Scale Pressurized Entrained-Flow Gasification of Woody Biomass
Energy & Fuels, Vol. 27, (11) : 6801-6814
Ma, Charlie; Weiland, Fredrik; Hedman, Henry; et al.
A postmortem corrosion study of spent MgO-based refractory materials from a lime kiln
Kumar Wagri, Naresh; Carlborg, Markus; Eriksson, Matias; et al.
Crushing strength of MgO-based refractory after exposure to fuel ashes and quicklime at high temperature
Kumar Wagri, Naresh; Carlborg, Markus; Eriksson, Matias; et al.
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Co-teacher in 5EN083 Pyrolysis, Gasification and Combustion: 

Chemical thermodynamics in high temperature ash transformations