Pyrolysis of glycerol for the production of hydrogen or syn gas

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4476-4483

  Valliyappan, T ^a   Bakhshi, N N ^a   Dalai, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glycerol; Hydrogen; Medium heating value gas; Pyrolysis; Syn gas

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIODIESEL; BYPRODUCTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL FUELS; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN; PYROLYSIS;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; LIQUID TRANSPORTATION FUEL;

GLYCEROL;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL FUEL; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIODIESEL; BYPRODUCTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL FUELS; FLOW RATE; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; PYROLYSIS;

DIESEL; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYDROGEN; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CANADA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLOW RATE; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TUBULAR REACTOR;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FERMENTATION; GASES; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40749085587     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.08.069     Document Type: Article

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