Hydrothermal gasification and oxidation as effective flameless conversion technologies for organic wastes

Journal of the Energy Institute

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-109

  Onwudili, J A ^a   Williams, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gasification; Hydrothermal; Oxidation; Supercritical

Indexed keywords

BIOWASTES (BIO); BIPHENYL (BP); CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE (DNP); ENVIRONMENTAL WASTES; FLAMELESS; FLUORENE (FI); FUEL PRODUCTION; HIGH MOISTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH PRESSURE; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONING; HYDROTHERMAL GASIFICATION; HYDROTHERMAL OXIDATION; ORGANIC LIQUIDS; ORGANIC REACTIONS; ORGANIC WASTES; PHENANTHRENE (PHE); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS (PAC); REAL WORLD;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ESTERS; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEWAGE; WATER CONTENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

EID: 47349104535     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174602208X301934     Document Type: Article

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