A techno-economic comparison of power production by biomass fast pyrolysis with gasification and combustion

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 181-246

  Bridgwater, A V ^a   Toft, A J ^a   Brammer, J G ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FEEDSTOCKS; GASIFICATION; LIQUID FUELS; PYROLYSIS; TURBINES;

TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

EID: 0036708050     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-0321(01)00010-7     Document Type: Review

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