Experiments and stochastic simulations of lignite coal during pyrolysis and gasification

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 355-363

  Ahmed, I I ^a   Gupta, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Gillespie algorithm; Lignite gasification; Lignite pyrolysis; Stochastic simulations

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BATCH REACTORS; EXPERIMENTS; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; LIGNITE; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMPLEX MECHANISMS; EFFECT OF CO; FIRST ORDER; FLASHCHAIN; GASIFYING AGENTS; GILLESPIE ALGORITHM; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; LIGNITE COAL; PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION; PYROLYSIS MECHANISM; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; REVERSE WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTION; SEMIBATCH REACTOR; SINGLE-STEP; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS; SYN-GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALGORITHM; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROGEN; LIGNITE; PYROLYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; BIOREACTOR; COAL; METHANE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84870750789     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.049     Document Type: Article

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