Techno-economics of rice husk pyrolysis, conversion with catalytic treatment to produce liquid fuel

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-75

  Islam, M N ^a   Ani, F N ^b  

^a Bangladesh Institute of Technology   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Catalytic treatment; Fluidised bed; Pyrolysis; Rice husk; Techno economics

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZED BED FAST PYROLYSIS (FBFP); PYROLYSIS OIL;

BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HULLS (SEED COVERINGS); LIQUID FUELS; PYROLYSIS;

REFUSE DERIVED FUELS;

FUEL; FUEL OIL;

FUEL; PYROLYSIS; RICE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLUIDIZED BED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; RICE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034190796     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00085-1     Document Type: Article

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