Synthesis gas production by biomass pyrolysis: Effect of reactor temperature on product distribution

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1726-1734

  Dufour, A ^a   Girods, P ^b   Masson, E ^c   Rogaume, Y ^b   Zoulalian, A ^b  

^a GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c CRITT Bois   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gasification; Hydrogen production; Mass balance; Pyrolysis; Tar analysis

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; GAS GENERATORS; GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; GASIFICATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; PHENOLS; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SYNTHESIS GAS; TAR; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BALANCE CALCULATIONS; BIOMASS PYROLYSIS; DRY WOODS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS; MASS BALANCE; PERMANENT GAS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; SOLID HEATING; SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCTIONS; TAR ANALYSIS; TUBULAR REACTORS; WOOD CHIPS; WOOD PYROLYSIS; YIELD INCREASE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BENZENE; BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHIPS; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; HEATING; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; MATERIALS BALANCE; PYROLYSIS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 59649112771     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.11.075     Document Type: Article

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