Economic tradeoff between biochar and bio-oil production via pyrolysis

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1851-1862

  Yoder, Jonathan ^a   Galinato, Suzette ^a   Granatstein, David ^a   Garcia Pérez, Manuel ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio oil; Biochar; Biomass conversion; Economic tradeoff; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BIO OIL; BIO-OILS; BIOCHAR; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS PARTICLE; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; FAST PYROLYSIS; HIGHER YIELD; JOINT PRODUCTION; POTENTIAL REVENUE; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; PYROLYSIS PROCESS; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; CARBONIZATION; CHARCOAL; ECONOMICS; FEEDSTOCKS; HEATING; HEATING RATE; PYROLYSIS;

WELL STIMULATION;

BIOFUEL; CHARCOAL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEATING; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 79953269774     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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