Hydrogen production by biomass gasification with steam-O2 mixtures followed by a catalytic steam reformer and a CO-shift system

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1305-1309

  Aznar, Maria P ^a   Caballero, Miguel A ^a   Corella, José ^b   Molina, Gregorio ^b   Toledo, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; HYDROGENATION; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CATALYTIC STEAM REFORMER; FLUIDIZED-BED BIOMASS GASIFIER;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 33745622834     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef050428p     Document Type: Article

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