Investigation of light tar cracking in a gliding Arc plasma system

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tippayawong, Nakorn ^a   Inthasan, Passakorn ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biomass; Electrical discharge; Gasification; Gliding arc; Plasma; Tar decomposition

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELECTRIC ARCS; NAPHTHALENE; PLASMA DEVICES; TAR;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; DESTRUCTION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES; GLIDING ARC; GLIDING ARC PLASMAS; PLASMA SYSTEMS; TAR CRACKING; TAR DECOMPOSITION;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 77950538933     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.2181     Document Type: Article

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