Production of solid biochar fuel from waste biomass by hydrothermal carbonization

Fuel

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 943-949

  Liu, Zhengang ^a   Quek, Augustine ^a   Kent Hoekman, S ^b   Balasubramanian, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar; Biomass upgrading; Combustion kinetics; Energy density; Solid fuel

Indexed keywords

AROMATICITIES; ASH CONTENTS; BIOCHAR; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; CARBON CONTENT; COMBUSTION KINETICS; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; CONVERSION PROCESS; DIRECT COMBUSTION; ENERGY DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FIXED CARBONS; FUEL QUALITY; HEAT PRODUCTION; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL TEMPERATURE; IGNITION TEMPERATURES; LIGNIN FRAGMENTS; LOW RANK COALS; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RESIDENCE TIME; SOLID FUELS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER TREATMENT; VOLATILE MATTERS; WASTE BIOMASS;

CARBON; CELLULOSE; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FIRED BOILERS; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; IGNITION; LIGNIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WASTE INCINERATION;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84870557888     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.07.069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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