Gasification potential and kinetics of Jordanian oil shales using CO2 as the reactant gas

Energy Sources

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 573-585

  Jaber, J O ^a   Probert, S D ^b   Williams, P T ^c   Tahat, M ^d  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GAS FUELS; GASIFICATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE;

FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; REACTANT GAS;

OIL SHALE;

EID: 0034214923     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310050013785     Document Type: Article

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