Performance and emissions of a spark-ignited engine driven generator on biomass based syngas

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4656-4661

  Shah, Ajay ^a   Srinivasan, Radhakrishnan ^a   D Filip To, Suminto ^a   Columbus, Eugene P ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Gasification; Generator; Syngas

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CO AND NO; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICAL POWER OUTPUT; EXHAUST EMISSION; GENERATOR; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS; POWER SYSTEMS; SPARK-IGNITED ENGINES; SYN-GAS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOMASS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; GASOLINE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; FUEL; GASOLINE; NITROGEN;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTRICAL POWER; EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS ENERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; EXHAUST GAS; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; GASIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTRICITY; GASOLINE; NITRATES; TIME FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 77649336060     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.049     Document Type: Article

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