Gasification of oil palm empty fruit bunches: A characterization and kinetic study

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 628-636

  Mohammed, M A A ^a   Salmiaton, A ^a   Wan Azlina, W A K G ^a   Mohamad Amran, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Empty fruit bunch; Gasification; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION KINETICS; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; FIRST-ORDER REACTION MODEL; FUEL CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH-CONTENT; HOLOCELLULOSE; KINETIC STUDY; LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATION; LIGNIN DEGRADATION; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH; PALM OIL; PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEGRADATION; ENZYME KINETICS; FRUITS; KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE OILS;

GASIFICATION;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE; FUEL; HOLOCELLULOSE; LIGNIN; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; KINETICS; LIGNIN; PARTICLE SIZE; PYROLYSIS; SOLID WASTE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CALORIE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH; ENERGY YIELD; GASIFICATION; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MOISTURE; OIL INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

GASES; KINETICS; LIGNIN; OXYGEN; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER;

ELAEIS;

EID: 84858298077     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.056     Document Type: Article

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