Biomass temperature profile development and its implications under the microwave-assisted pyrolysis condition

Applied Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 386-392

  Wang, Xiaoquan ^a   Morrison, William ^b   Du, Zhenyi ^a   Wan, Yiqin ^a,c   Lin, Xiangyang ^a,d   Chen, Paul ^a   Ruan, Roger ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bio oil; Differential yield; Exothermic; Microwave assisted pyrolysis; Temperature profile

Indexed keywords

EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

BIO OIL; DIFFERENTIAL YIELDS; EXOTHERMIC; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

BIOMASS;

ABSORPTION; BIOMASS POWER; CONDENSATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864824910     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.05.031     Document Type: Article

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