Hot gas removal of tars, ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide from biomass gasification gas

Catalysis Reviews - Science and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-456

  Torres, Walter ^a   Pansare, Sourabh S ^a   Goodwin Jr , James G ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Catalytic tar removal; Hot gas cleaning

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; BYPRODUCTS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; REDOX REACTIONS; REMOVAL; TAR;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CATALYTIC TAR REMOVAL; HOT GAS CLEANING; HOT GAS REMOVAL;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 35148822438     PISSN: 01614940     EISSN: 15205703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01614940701375134     Document Type: Review

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