System development and analysis for producing high quality gas and activated sludge char

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 241-250

  Chun, Young Nam ^a   Kim, Seong Cheon ^a   Yoshikawa, Kunio ^b  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Produced gas; Pyrolysis gasification; Sewage sludge; Sludge char; Tar generation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORBERS; ADSORPTION RATES; BENZONITRILES; DRIED SEWAGE SLUDGE; FIXED BED; GASIFIERS; HIGH QUALITY; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; IN-LINE; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LIGHT PAH; MEAN PORE SIZE; MESOPORE; MICROPORES; PLASMA REFORMERS; PRODUCER GAS; PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; SLUDGE CHAR; SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; TAR CRACKING; TAR REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION TOWERS; BENZENE; CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GASES; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NAPHTHALENE; PLASMAS; PYROLYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STEAM CRACKING; STEAM ENGINEERING; STEAM REFORMING;

TAR;

EID: 84862934565     PISSN: 1738494X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12206-011-0919-5     Document Type: Article

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