Experimental studies and molecular modelling of catalytic steam gasification of brown coal containing iron species

Fuel

Volumn 93, Issue , 2012, Pages 404-414

  Domazetis, G ^a,b   James, B D ^b   Liesegang, J ^b   Raoarun, M ^b   Kuiper, M ^c   Potter, I D ^b   Oehme, D ^b  

^a Clean Coal Technology Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catalytic brown coal steam gasification; Molecular modelling; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; CATALYTIC CYCLES; CATALYTIC STEAM GASIFICATIONS; CHEMICAL MECHANISM; CONCERTED REACTIONS; DRY ASH; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FREE BASIS; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMISTRY; HIGH YIELD; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS; IRON HYDRIDE; IRON SPECIES; MOLECULAR LEVELS; OXYGEN INSERTION; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTION ROUTES; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; STEAM GASIFICATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

CATALYSIS; GASIFICATION; IRON; LIGNITE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODELING; ORGANOMETALLICS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; STEAM;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

EID: 84855953065     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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