Downdraft gasification of pellets made of wood, palm-oil residues respective bagasse: Experimental study

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 899-908

  Erlich, Catharina ^a   Fransson, Torsten H ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agricultural residues; Bagasse; Cane sugar; Downdraft gasification; Palm oil; Pellets

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BAGASSE; DROPS; EFFICIENCY; FUELS; GASIFICATION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; OIL SHALE; ORE PELLETS; PARTICLE SIZE; PELLETIZING; POROSITY; PRESSURE DROP; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR CANE;

COLD GAS EFFICIENCY; DOWNDRAFT GASIFICATION; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; GASIFICATION PROCESS; LOWER HEATING VALUE; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE; USER FRIENDLINESS;

PALM OIL;

ALCOHOL; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OIL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; RESEARCH WORK; SUGAR CANE; VEGETABLE OIL; WOOD;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 78149354852     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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