Biomass gasification in near- and super-critical water: Status and prospects

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-292

  Matsumura, Yukihiko ^a   Minowa, Tomoaki ^b   Potic, Biljana ^c   Kersten, Sascha R A ^c   Prins, Wolter ^c   Van Swaaij, Willibrordus P M ^c   Van De Beld, Bert ^d   Elliott, Douglas C ^e   Neuenschwander, Gary G ^e   Kruse, Andrea ^f   Antal Jr , Michael Jerry ^g  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d BTG BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP BV   (Netherlands)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Reaction mechanism; Reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CATALYSTS; GASIFICATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; WATER;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTORS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER (SCW);

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 24344506546     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.04.006     Document Type: Review

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