Catalytic reforming of tar during gasification. Part I. Steam reforming of biomass tar using ilmenite as a catalyst

Fuel

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1847-1854

  Min, Zhenhua ^a,b   Asadullah, Mohammad ^a,b   Yimsiri, Piyachat ^b   Zhang, Shu ^a,b   Wu, Hongwei ^a   Li, Chun Zhu ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aromatic ring systems; Ilmenite; Steam reforming; Tar reforming

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; AROMATIC RING SYSTEM; BIOMASS TAR; CATALYST SURFACES; COKE FORMATION; GASPHASE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NATURAL IRON; WOODY BIOMASS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; BIOMASS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYST POISONING; CATALYTIC REFORMING; COKE; ILMENITE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PYROLYSIS; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; TAR;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 79952537094     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.12.039     Document Type: Article

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