Energy and economic assessment of IGCC power plants integrated with DME synthesis processes

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-102

  Cocco, D ^a   Pettinau, A ^a   Cau, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coal gasification; DME synthesis; IGCC power plants

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; RAW MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS GAS;

COAL ENERGY; DIMETHYLETHER (DME); ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENERGY ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE (IGCC) POWER PLANTS;

COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS;

COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; RAW MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS GAS;

EID: 33645320256     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095765006X76027     Document Type: Article

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