Quantitative measurement of biomass gasifier tars using a molecular-beam mass spectrometer: Comparison with traditional impinger sampling

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 3036-3043

  Carpenter, Daniel L ^a   Deutch, Steve P ^a   French, Richard J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GASIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETERS; SAMPLING; SYNTHESIS GAS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

IMPINGER SAMPLING; MOLECULAR-BEAM MASS SPECTROMETER;

TAR;

EID: 35348950577     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef070193c     Document Type: Article

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