Investigation of the degradation of a low-cost untreated biogas engine using preheated biogas with phase separation for electric power generation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 501-513

  Maizonnasse, Mark ^a   Plante, Jean Sébastien ^a   Oh, David ^a   Laflamme, Claude B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogas; Phase separation; Preheated; Sulfidation; Untreated

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; COSTS; DIESEL ENGINES; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FOSSIL FUELS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID ATTACK; BIOGAS ENGINES; BIOGAS USE; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; LOW-COSTS; PREHEATED; SULFIDATION; TOTAL BASE NUMBERS; UNTREATED;

PHASE SEPARATION;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; BIOGAS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FILTRATION; FOSSIL FUEL; SEPARATION; SULFUR;

EID: 84873581961     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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