Catalytic decomposition of biomass tars with dolomites

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2264-2272

  Gusta, Elizabeth ^a   Dalai, Ajay K ^a   Uddin, Md Azhar ^b   Sasaoka, Eiji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BED TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS TAR; CARBON CONVERSIONS; CATALYST BEDS; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; CATALYTIC GASIFICATION; GASEOUS PRODUCTS; IRON CONTENT; MICRO-REACTOR; NON-CATALYTIC; STEAM GASIFICATION; TWO-STAGE PROCESS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE MATTERS; WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTIONS; WOOD BIOMASS;

GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; TAR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER CONTENT;

BIOMASS;

EID: 65449145652     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef8009958     Document Type: Article

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