CO2 emission and oil use reduction through black liquor gasification and energy efficiency in pulp and paper industry

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 747-763

  Joelsson, J M ^a   Gustavsson, L ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Black liquor gasification; Climate change mitigation; Energy efficiency; Oil use reduction; Thermomechanical pulping

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GASIFICATION; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP;

BLACK LIQUOR GASIFICATION (BLG); CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; OIL USE REDUCTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; NATURAL GAS; OIL;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GASIFICATION; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; FUEL; GAS; OIL; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BLACK LIQUOR GASIFICATION; ELECTRICITY; GASIFICATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GASIFICATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP INDUSTRY; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING;

EID: 38949088197     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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