Biomass gasification with air in a fluidized bed: Effect of the in-bed use of dolomite under different operation conditions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4226-4235

  Gil, Javier ^a   Caballero, Miguel A ^a   Martín, Juan A ^a   Aznar, María Pilar ^a   Corella, José ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; HEATING; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DOLOMITE; ELUTRIATION RATE CONSTANTS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

GASIFICATION;

CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; TAR;

BIOMASS; DOLOMITE; FLUIDIZED BED; GASIFICATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; COAL GASIFICATION; FLUIDIZED BED; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033229767     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie980802r     Document Type: Article

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