Biomass gasification in a catalytic fluidized reactor with beds of different materials

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 369-374

  Miccio, F ^a   Piriou, B ^a,b   Ruoppolo, G ^a   Chirone, R ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Catalysis; Fluidized bed; Gasification; Hydrogen; Tar

Indexed keywords

BED MATERIALS; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED; CATALYTIC MATERIALS; COKE DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION OF; DEACTIVATION PHENOMENA; FLUIDIZED BED GASIFICATION; FLUIDIZED REACTOR; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS; HYDROGEN YIELDS; LIGHT HYDROCARBON; MECHANICAL RESISTANCE; MORPHOLOGICAL MODIFICATION; NICKEL-ALUMINA CATALYST; OPERATING CONDITION; PILOT SCALE; STABLE ACTIVITY; STANDARD PROTOCOLS; STEADY STATE; SYN-GAS;

ALUMINA; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS GENERATORS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OLIVINE; POLYMER BLENDS; SILICATE MINERALS; TAR;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 75149149109     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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