Experimental investigation on an entrained flow type biomass gasification system using coconut coir dust as powdery biomass feedstock

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 117, Issue , 2012, Pages 99-106

  Senapati, P K ^a   Behera, S ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Entrained flow type; Gasification; Hydrogen yield; Powdery biomass

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GASIFICATION; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; BIOMASS GASIFICATION SYSTEM; COCONUT COIRS; COLD GAS EFFICIENCY; ENTRAINED FLOW; ENTRAINED FLOW TYPE; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FEED-RATES; FIXED FLOW; GASIFIERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN YIELDS; LOWER HEATING VALUE; PRODUCT GAS; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; RESIDENCE TIME; RICE HUSK;

BIOMASS; DUST; FEEDSTOCKS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

GASIFICATION;

TAR;

BIOMASS; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; HYDROGEN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COCONUT COIR DUST; COLD GAS EFFICIENCY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW RATE; GASIFICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOWER HEATING VALUE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POWDERY BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCE TIME; TURN DOWN RATIO;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COCOS; DUST; GASES; LIGNIN; POWDERS; RHEOLOGY; STEAM; TARS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84861109815     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.049     Document Type: Article

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