Modeling the thermochemical degradation of biomass inside a fast pyrolysis fluidized bed reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3030-3042

  Bruchmuller J ^a   van Wachem, B G M ^b   Gu, S ^a,c   Luo, K H ^a,d   Brown, R C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c XI AN JIAOTONG LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Discrete element method; Distributor plate; Drying; Fast pyrolysis; Fluidized bed; Particle entrainment

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; BIOMASS; BUBBLE FORMATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DRYING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; MOISTURE;

BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED; FAST PYROLYSIS; FAST PYROLYSIS PROCESS; FLUIDIZATION CONDITIONS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; MULTI-SCALE INFORMATIONS; MULTIPROCESSOR SIMULATION; PARTICLE ENTRAINMENT;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84861187344     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.13705     Document Type: Article

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