Bio-char refineries: An accessible approach for the development of biomass-based industry

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-230

  Stamatov, Venelin ^a,c   Rocha, José Dilcio ^b,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Planejamento Energético Center for Energy Planning   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bio char refinery; Bio oil; Biorefinery; Charcoal; Pyrolysis; Tar

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LIQUID FUELS; PYROLYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAR;

BIOREFINERY; CHARCOAL PRODUCTION;

CHARCOAL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 34347344090     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2007.013656     Document Type: Article

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