A semi-empirical model for pressurised air-blown fluidised-bed gasification of biomass

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4608-4615

  Hannula, Ilkka ^a   Kurkela, Esa ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aspen Plus; Biomass; Fluidised bed; Gasification; Model

Indexed keywords

ASPEN PLUS; CARBON CONVERSIONS; EUCALYPTUS CHIPS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUIDISED-BED; FOREST RESIDUE; FORTRAN SUBROUTINE; GASIFICATION MODEL; GASIFIERS; PINE BARK; PINE SAWDUST; PROCESS MODEL; SEMIEMPIRICAL MODELS; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; TEST RIGS; WHEAT STRAWS;

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLUIDIZATION; GAS GENERATORS; HYDROCARBONS;

GASIFICATION;

HYDROCARBON;

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUCALYPTUS; GASIFICATION; PINE; PRESSURISED AIR BLOWN FLUIDISED BED GASIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SAWDUST; SIMULATION; WOOD CHIP;

AIR; AMMONIA; BIOMASS; CARBON; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERATURE;

EUCALYPTUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77649340820     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.072     Document Type: Article

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