Behaviour of dolomite, olivine and alumina as primary catalysts in air-steam gasification of sewage sludge

Fuel

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 521-527

  De Andrés, Juan Manuel ^a   Narros, Adolfo ^a   Rodríguez, María Encarnación ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bubbling fluidised bed; Primary catalyst; Sewage sludge gasification; Tar content

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS RATIO; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; FLUIDISED BED; GASIFYING AGENTS; PRESENCE OF WATER; PRIMARY CATALYST; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE GASIFICATION; STEAM GASIFICATION; TAR ELIMINATION; TAR REMOVAL;

BUBBLE FORMATION; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; OLIVINE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SILICATE MINERALS; STEAM; TAR; WATER CONTENT;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 78650025422     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.09.043     Document Type: Article

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