Development of nano-NiO/Al2O3 catalyst to be used for tar removal in biomass gasification

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 6224-6229

  Li, Jianfen ^a,b,c   Yan, Rong ^b   Xiao, Bo ^c   Liang, David Tee ^b   Du, Lijuan ^a  

^a WUHAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS;

TAR REMOVAL;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; TAR;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANE; NICKEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PYROLYSIS; TAR;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CATALYST; GASIFICATION; PRECIPITATION; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NICKEL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TARS;

EID: 49749086193     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800138r     Document Type: Article

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