A comprehensive study of methyl decanoate pyrolysis

Energy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 146-160

  Pyl, Steven P ^a   Van Geem, Kevin M ^a   Puimège, Philip ^a   Sabbe, Maarten K ^a   Reyniers, Marie Françoise ^a   Marin, Guy B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Methyl decanoate; Pyrolysis; Renewable fuels

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODIESEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFLUENTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; OLEFINS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CBS-QB3; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; DATA SETS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; LEVEL OF DETAIL; LIGHT OLEFINS; METHYL DECANOATE; MICROKINETIC MODELS; NITROGEN DILUTION; ON-LINE ANALYSIS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL CALCULATION; REACTION PATH ANALYSIS; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; RENEWABLE FUELS; RESIDENCE TIME; UNSATURATED ESTERS;

PYROLYSIS;

BIOFUEL; DATA SET; DILUTION; EFFLUENT; ESTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORMALDEHYDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATH ANALYSIS; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84861790207     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.11.032     Document Type: Article

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