Modular biomass gasification-based solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) for sustainable development

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1251-1276

  Seitarides, Th ^a   Athanasiou, C ^a   Zabaniotou, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Integration; Modeling; Solid oxide fuel cells

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; POWER GENERATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; MODULAR SOLUTIONS; RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 41749095349     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.01.020     Document Type: Review

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