Principles and practice of biomass fast pyrolysis processes for liquids

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-22

  Bridgwater, A V ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DRYING; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; LIQUIDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; TEMPERATURE;

CHAR SEPARATION; FEED DRYING; HEAT SUPPLY; REACTION TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONVERSION; VAPOUR RESIDENCE TIME;

PYROLYSIS;

EID: 0032659925     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2370(99)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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