An overview of fast pyrolysis of biomass

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1479-1493

  Bridgwater, A V ^a   Meier, D ^b   Radlein, D ^c  

^a Bio Energy Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^b Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products   (Germany)

^c 110 Baffin Place Unit 5   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chemicals; Fast pyrolysis; Fuels; Renewable energy; Thermal conversion

Indexed keywords

FAST PYROLYSIS; RESPIROMETRIC TESTS; THERMAL CONVERSION;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DRYING; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WOOD WASTES;

PYROLYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 0032763449     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00120-5     Document Type: Article

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