Steam activation of a bituminous coal in a multistage fluidized bed pilot plant: Operation and simulation model

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4139-4146

  Martín Gullón, Ignacio ^a   Asensio, Manuel ^a   Marcilla, Antonio ^a   Font, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL GASIFICATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; STEAM ACTIVATION; THERMOBALANCE;

BITUMINOUS COAL;

EID: 0030286361     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie950759x     Document Type: Article

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