Kinetic study on the thermal degradation of a biomass and its compost: Composting effect on hydrogen production

Fuel

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 462-473

  Barneto, Agustín García ^a   Carmona, José Ariza ^a   Conesa Ferrer, Juan A ^b   Díaz Blanco, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air gasification; Biomass; Compost; Kinetic; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; LIGNIN; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

AIR GASIFICATION; COMPONENT DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; NTH ORDER KINETICS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHANGES;

COMPOSTING;

AIR; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; EQUATIONS; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; GRAVIMETRY; LIGNINS; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 71549119212     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2009.09.024     Document Type: Article

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