Biomass Gasification: Produced Gas Upgrading by In-Bed Use of Dolomite

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 5220-5226

  Olivares, Ana ^a   Aznar, María P ^a   Caballero, Miguel A ^a   Gil, Javier ^a   Francés, Eva ^a   Corella, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CLAY MINERALS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; STEAM; TAR;

DOLOMITE; GASIFIERS;

BIOMASS;

FLUIDIZED BED; GAS SEPARATION; GASIFICATION;

EID: 0031412830     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9703797     Document Type: Article

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