Air gasification of rice husk in a dual distributor type fluidized bed gasifier

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 315-332

  Mansaray, K G ^a   Ghaly, A E ^a   Al Taweel, A M ^a   Hamdullahpur, F ^a   Ugursal, V I ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon conversion; Equivalence ratio; Fluidization velocity; Fluidized bed; Gas composition; Gas yield; Gasification; Higher heating value; Rice husk

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; GASIFICATION;

EID: 0032875136     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(99)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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