Influence of particle size on performance of a pilot-scale fixed-bed gasification system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 119, Issue , 2012, Pages 15-21

  Yin, Renzhan ^a   Liu, Ronghou ^a   Wu, Jinkai ^a   Wu, Xiaowu ^a   Sun, Chen ^a   Wu, Ceng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Fixed bed; Particle size; Pilot scale

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; DIFFERENT SIZES; DUST CONTENT; FIXED BED; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; GAS YIELDS; GASIFIERS; HYDROCARBON COMPOSITIONS; LOWER HEATING VALUE; PEACH TREES; PILOT SCALE; PRODUCER GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASES; GASIFICATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN;

PARTICLE SIZE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN; TAR;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; EQUIPMENT; GAS PRODUCTION; HEATING; HYDROCARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TAR;

ARTICLE; DUST; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASIFICATION; HEATING; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PEACH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TREE PRUNING;

BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASES; HEATING; INCINERATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRUNUS;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 84862329998     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.085     Document Type: Article

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