Understanding coal/hydrocarbons pyrolysis in thermal plasma reactors by thermodynamic analysis

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-39

  Yan, Binhang ^a   Xu, Pengcheng ^a   Jin, Yong ^a   Cheng, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical processes; Fuel; Pyrolysis; Reaction engineering; Thermal plasma; Thermodynamic process

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROCESS; EFFECTIVE MASS; GASIFICATION PROCESS; GASPHASE; OPERATION EXPERIENCES; PILOT-PLANT SCALE REACTORS; PLASMA REACTORS; QUENCH TEMPERATURE; REACTION ENGINEERING; REACTION SYSTEM; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; THERMAL PLASMA; THERMAL PLASMA REACTORS; THERMAL PYROLYSIS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PREDICTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS;

ACETYLENE; FUELS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PYROLYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

PLASMAS;

EID: 84865477663     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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