Kinetic study of fast pyrolysis of sawdust in a conical spouted bed reactor in the range 400-500 °C

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 469-476

  Olazar, Martin ^a   Aguado, Roberto ^a   San José, María J ^a   Bilbao, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass pyrolysis; Pyrolysis kinetics; Sawdust fast pyrolysis; Spouted bed reactor

Indexed keywords

GASES; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; PYROLYSIS; SAWDUST;

CONICAL SPOUTED BED REACTOR;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GAS; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; KINETICS; LIQUID; PHYSICAL PHASE; PYROLYSIS; REACTOR; SOLID STATE; WOOD DUST;

EID: 0035026214     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.409     Document Type: Article

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