Electricity production by biomass steam gasification using a high efficiency technology and low environmental impact

Fuel

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 179-192

  Molino, A ^a   Giordano, G ^b   Motola, V ^a   Fiorenza, G ^a   Nanna, F ^a   Braccio, G ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decentralised generation; Efficiency; Fuel cell; Gasification

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COGENERATION PLANTS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS; FUEL CELLS; GAS GENERATORS; GAS TURBINES; GASIFICATION; PILOT PLANTS;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; COMMERCIAL PERSPECTIVES; DECENTRALISED; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; HIGH EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PLANT SIMPLIFICATION;

MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

EID: 84870536749     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.06.104     Document Type: Article

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