Optimized combustion of biomass volatiles by varying O 2 and CO 2 levels: A numerical simulation using a highly detailed soot formation reaction mechanism

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 645-651

  Wijayanta, Agung Tri ^a   Saiful Alam, Md ^a   Nakaso, Koichi ^a   Fukai, Jun ^a   Shimizu, Masakata ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass volatiles; O 2 CO 2 gasification; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Reaction mechanism; Soot formation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; GAS-PHASE REACTIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MASS FRACTION; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); PRODUCT CONCENTRATION; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SOOT FORMATION; SOOT FORMATIONS; SOOT PRODUCTION; SURFACE PHASE; SYNGAS PRODUCTION;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DUST; GASIFICATION; SOOT; SURFACE REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS GAS; TEMPERATURE;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; GAS PRODUCTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; PAH; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REACTION KINETICS; SOOT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMBUSTION; GAS; GASIFICATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; SOOT; SOOT FORMATION REACTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SOOT; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84858298391     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.068     Document Type: Article

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