On efficiency of plasma gasification of wood residues

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 495-504

  Rutberg, Ph G ^a   Bratsev, A N ^a   Kuznetsov, V A ^a   Popov, V E ^a   Ufimtsev, A A ^a   Shtengel', S V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROPHYSICS AND ELECTRIC POWER   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Pinus spp; Plasma gasification; Syngas; Wood

Indexed keywords

AIR PLASMAS; ALTERNATING CURRENT; BRAYTON; CHEMICAL ENERGY; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PRODUCTION; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY CONTENT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL GAS; GENERATING PLANTS; HIGH HEATING VALUES; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; LOWER ENERGIES; PER UNIT; PINUS SPP; PLASMA GASIFICATION; POWER INPUT; STEAM CYCLES; SYN-GAS; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; WOOD RESIDUES;

ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GASIFICATION; STEAM ENGINEERING; SYNTHESIS GAS; WOOD;

PLASMAS;

CONIFEROUS TREE; ENERGY BALANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; POWER GENERATION; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS; WOODY PLANT;

CALORIMETRY; COMBUSTION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GASIFICATION; PLASMA; WATER GAS; WOOD;

EID: 78650585041     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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