Catalyst properties and catalytic performance of char from biomass gasification

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 40, 2012, Pages 13113-13122

  Klinghoffer, Naomi B ^a   Castaldi, Marco J ^a   Nzihou, Ange ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS GASIFIER; CARBON DEPOSITION; CATALYST PROPERTIES; CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CONVENTIONAL CATALYST; DIFFUSION LIMITATIONS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GASIFICATION PROCESS; HYDROCARBON CRACKING REACTIONS; IRON CLUSTER; MASS LOSS; MICROPOROUS CHAR; RESIDUAL CHAR; SOLID CARBON; SURFACE AREA;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; GASIFICATION; METHANE; PROPANE; TAR;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84867628337     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3014082     Document Type: Article

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