Biomass gasification with air in a fluidized bed: Exhaustive tar elimination with commercial steam reforming catalysts

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 702-709

  Corella, José ^a   Orío, Alberto ^a   Toledo, José Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CALCITE; CATALYSIS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASIFICATION; NICKEL; REFORMING REACTIONS; TAR;

DOLOMITE; STEAM REFORMING;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0032648050     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef980221e     Document Type: Article

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