Development of an equilibrium model for the simulation of thermochemical gasification and application to agricultural residues

Renewable Energy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 248-254

  Azzone, Emanuele ^a   Morini, Mirko ^a   Pinelli, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gasification; Residues; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ASH CONTENTS; C/N RATIO; CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUMS; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY SOURCE; EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; EQUILIBRIUM REACTIONS; FORESTRY RESIDUES; GAS QUALITY; GASIFICATION PROCESS; GASIFIERS; LOW HUMIDITY; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RAPESEED STRAWS; RESIDUES; SUNFLOWER STALKS; SYN-GAS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOMASS; GASIFICATION; SYNTHESIS GAS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CROP RESIDUE; ELECTRICAL POWER; EXPLOITATION; HUMIDITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LITERATURE REVIEW; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; POWER GENERATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL POWER; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

ITALY;

BRASSICA NAPUS; HELIANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860882528     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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