Removal of inorganic constituents of biomass feedstocks by mechanical dewatering and leaching

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 241-252

  Turn, Scott Q ^a   Kinoshita, Charles M ^a   Ishimura, Darren M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali; Ash; Banagrass; Biomass; Combustion; Gasification; Inorganic elements; Leaching; Slagging; Thermochemical conversion

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; BIOMASS; CHLORINE; COMBUSTION; CROPS; DEWATERING; GASIFICATION; LEACHING; SULFUR;

BANAGRASS; SLAGGING; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

FEEDSTOCKS;

EID: 0030758527     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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