Results with a bench scale downdraft biomass gasifier for agricultural and forestry residues

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 572-580

  Olgun, Hayati ^a   Ozdogan, Sibel ^b   Yinesor, Guzide ^b  

^a MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Downdraft gasifier; Fixed bed gasification; Hazelnut shell; Throat; Wood chips

Indexed keywords

FIXED BED; GASIFIERS; HAZELNUT SHELLS; THROAT; WOOD CHIPS;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; FUELS; PYROLYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TIMBER; WOOD PRODUCTS;

GASIFICATION;

BIOENERGY; CROP RESIDUE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEATING; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS;

BIOMASS; CHIPS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; FUELS; GASIFICATION; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; SHELLS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CORYLUS;

EID: 78650555078     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.10.028     Document Type: Article

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