Biomass gasification kinetics: Influences of pressure and char structure

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 765-791

  Cetin, E ^a   Moghtaderi, B ^a   Gupta, R ^a   Wall, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Gasification kinetics; Pressurized gasification

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASIFICATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PYROLYSIS; QUARTZ; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CHAR STRUCTURE; GASIFICATION KINETICS; PRESSURIZED GASIFICATION;

BIOMASS;

EID: 17044394406     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200590917266     Document Type: Article

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