Biomass gasification and in-bed contaminants removal: Performance of iron enriched Olivine and bauxite in a process of steam/O 2 gasification

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 187-194

  Barisano, D ^a   Freda, C ^a   Nanna, F ^a   Fanelli, E ^a   Villone, A ^a  

^a L'Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkali halides removal; Biomass gasification; Internal circulating bubbling fluidized bed reactor; Tar removal

Indexed keywords

BED MATERIALS; BENCH SCALE REACTOR; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FUEL GAS; IRON CONTENT; OPERATING CONDITION; ORGANIC CONTENT; POTASSIUM CONCENTRATIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TAR REMOVAL; TWO-MATERIALS;

ALKALI HALIDES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMPURITIES; OLIVINE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAR;

GASIFICATION;

ALKALI METAL; BAUXITE; FUEL; IRON; OLIVINE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAUXITE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; IRON; OXYGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SODIUM; TAR;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMASS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GASIFICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METAL EXTRACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SILICATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; STEAM;

EID: 84862199772     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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