Characterization and prediction of biomass pyrolysis products

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 611-630

  Neves, Daniel ^a,b   Thunman, Henrik ^b   Matos, Arlindo ^a   Tarelho, Luís ^a   Gómez Barea, Alberto ^c  

^a Campus Universitário de Santiago   (Portugal)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Char; Combustion; Gasification; Model; Pyrolysis; Review; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; GASIFICATION; MODELS; REVIEWS; TAR;

CHAR; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; PYROLYSIS CHARACTERISTICS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; VOLATILES;

PYROLYSIS;

EID: 79959730662     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecs.2011.01.001     Document Type: Review

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