A comparison between Miscanthus and bioethanol waste pellets and their performance in a downdraft gasifier

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 333-340

  Kallis, Kyriakos X ^a   Pellegrini Susini, Giacomo A ^a   Oakey, John E ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Downdraft; Gasification; Pellets

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; BIOETHANOL; BIOMASS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DURABILITY; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; GASIFICATION; ORE PELLETS;

ASH CONTENTS; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; COLD GAS EFFICIENCY; DIE DIAMETER; DOWNDRAFT; DOWNDRAFT GASIFICATION; ENERGY DENSITY; ENERGY PLANT; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; FEED-RATES; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GASIFICATION EFFICIENCY; GASIFIERS; HEATING VALUE; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN; MISCANTHUS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PELLET PRODUCTION; PELLETISATION; PILOT SCALE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; QUALITY PARAMETERS; SCREEN SIZES; THERMAL CONVERSION; ULTIMATE ANALYSIS;

PELLETIZING;

BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; LUBRICANT; MANUFACTURING; MOISTURE CONTENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTICITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE;

MISCANTHUS;

EID: 84869866105     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.01.037     Document Type: Article

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