Fresh Tar (from a Biomass Gasifier) Elimination over a Commercial Steam-Reforming Catalyst. Kinetics and Effect of Different Variables of Operation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 317-327

  Narváez, Ian ^a   Corella, José ^a   Orío, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; EFFECTS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; REACTION KINETICS; TAR;

BIOMASS GASIFIER; CATALYTIC BED; DOLOMITE; FRESH TAR; STEAM REFORMING CATALYST;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 0031078237     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960235c     Document Type: Article

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