A new technique to pyrolyse biomass in a microwave system: Effect of stirrer speed

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 578-585

  Abubakar, Zubairu ^a   Salema, Arshad Adam ^a   Ani, Farid Nasir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bio char; Biomass; Microwave pyrolysis; Phenolic bio oil; Stirrer

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOMASS;

BIO OIL; BIO-CHAR; BIO-OIL YIELD; GHZ FREQUENCIES; MICROWAVE PYROLYSIS; MICROWAVE SYSTEMS; OIL PALM; PETROLEUM-BASED CHEMICALS; PRODUCT YIELDS; STIRRER; STIRRER SPEED; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

PHENOLS;

CARBON; NITROGEN; OIL; PHENOL;

ABSORPTION; ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACTION METHOD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SHELL; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ELAEIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; OIL PALM SHELL BIOMASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84870488979     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.084     Document Type: Article

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