Experimental studies on producer gas generation from wood waste in a downdraft biomass gasifier

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3127-3133

  Sheth, Pratik N ^a   Babu, B V ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Downdraft gasifier; Equivalence ratio; Gasification; Producer gas

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW RATES; BIOMASS CONSUMPTION; BIOMASS GASIFIER; BIOMASS MATERIALS; CARBONACEOUS FUELS; COLD GAS EFFICIENCIES; COMBUSTIBLE GAS; DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER; EQUIVALENCE RATIO; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAS PRODUCTIONS; MATERIAL BALANCES; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PARTIAL COMBUSTIONS; PRODUCER GAS; ZONE TEMPERATURES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; COMBUSTORS; FURNITURE MANUFACTURE; GAS GENERATORS; GASES; WASTE INCINERATION;

GASIFICATION;

BIOMASS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS PRODUCTION; WOOD;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DALBERGIA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW RATE; FURNITURE; GAS; GASIFICATION; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TEMPERATURE; WASTE; WOOD;

DALBERGIA; GASES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WOOD;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; FUEL GAS; FURNITURE; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION;

DALBERGIA; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 62649160382     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.01.024     Document Type: Article

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