Fundamental design of a continuous biomass gasification process using a supercritical water fluidized bed

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 701-707

  Matsumura, Yukihiko ^a   Minowa, Tomoaki ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass; Fluidized bed reactor; Hydrogen production; Supercritical water gasification

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BIOMASS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENTHALPY; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDROGEN; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SLURRIES; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SUPERCRITICAL WATER GASIFICATION;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 0842308534     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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