Thermo chemical conversion of biomass - Eco friendly energy routes

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1801-1816

  Panwar, N L ^a   Kothari, Richa ^b   Tyagi, V V ^c  

^a Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology   (India)

^b BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbonization; Gasification; Pyrolysis; Thermo chemical

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS YIELD; CHARCOAL PRODUCTION; ECO-FRIENDLY; ENERGY ROUTE; ENERGY SOURCE; GASEOUS FUEL; GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES; HOLISTIC VIEW; THERMO-CHEMICAL; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

BIOMASS; CARBONIZATION; CHARCOAL; GASIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN; PYROLYSIS;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84858229531     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.024     Document Type: Review

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