A cost-benefit analysis of black liquor gasification combined cycle systems

TAPPI Fall Technical Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3099-4020

  Katofsky, Ryan ^a   Consonni, Stefano ^b   Larson, Eric D ^c  

^a NAVIGANT CONSULTING INC   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK LIQUOR GASIFICATION (BLG); COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY RECOVERY;

BIOMASS; GAS TURBINES; GASIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BIOPULPING;

BIOMASS; ENERGY BALANCE; GASIFICATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILLS; PULPING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 22144468046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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