A review of sorbent materials for fixed bed alkali getter systems in biomass gasifier combined cycle power generation applications

Journal of the Institute of Energy

Volumn 71, Issue 489, 1998, Pages 163-177

  Turn, S Q ^a   Kinoshita, C M ^a   Ishimura, D M ^a   Zhou, J ^a,b   Hiraki, T T ^c   Masutani, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; BIOMASS; CHEMISORPTION; CLAY MINERALS; PACKED BEDS; SILICATES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED BAUXITE; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; EMATHLITE; FIXED BED ALKALI GETTER SYSTEMS; GASIFIERS; KAOLINITE;

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0032304720     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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