An Experimental Investigation of Heat-Transfer Limitations in the Flash Pyrolysis of Cellulose

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 542-552

  Lanzetta, Mario ^a   Di Blasi, Colomba ^a   Buonanno, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 0001092620     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960551r     Document Type: Article

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