Pyrolysis of Gmelina arborea wood for bio-oil/bio-char production: Physical and chemical characterisation of products

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-374

  Okoroigwe, Edmund ^a   Li, Zhenglong ^b   Stuecken, Thomas ^c   Saffron, Christopher ^b   Onyegegbu, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio char; Bio oil; Gmelina; Pyrolysis; Woody biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863344955     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2012.369.374     Document Type: Article

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