The potential use of whole-tree biomass for bio-oil fuels

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 31, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 1829-1839

  Hassan, E M ^a   Yu, F ^a   Ingram, L ^a   Steele, P ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auger reactor; Bio oil; Fast pyrolysis; Fuels; Whole tree

Indexed keywords

ACID VALUE; BIO-OIL; BIO-OILS; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FAST PYROLYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; NON-CONDENSABLE GAS; TREE BIOMASS; WHOLE TREE;

AUGERS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; FUELS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GAS OILS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; POLYDISPERSITY; PYROLYSIS; VISCOSITY; WATER CONTENT;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 70449572485     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030802463364     Document Type: Article

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