Tar formation and destruction in a simulated downdraft, fixed-bed gasifier: Reactor design and initial results

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 3028-3035

  Monteiro Nunes, S ^a   Paterson, N ^a   Dugwell, D R ^a   Kandiyoti, R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDSTOCKS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GASIFICATION; REDUCTION;

CHAR; FIXED-BED GASIFIER;

COAL TAR;

EID: 35348974535     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef070137b     Document Type: Article

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