Ilmenite and nickel as catalysts for upgrading of raw gas derived from biomass gasification

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 997-1007

  Lind, Fredrik ^a   Berguerand, Nicolas ^a   Seemann, Martin ^a   Thunman, Henrik ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GAS; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS GASIFIER; CARBON OXIDE; CHEMICAL-LOOPING REFORMING; COKE DEPOSITS; EFFLUENT STREAMS; GAS RATIO; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; IRON TITANIUM OXIDES; METAL OXIDES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PRODUCER GAS; PRODUCT GAS; SECONDARY BIOMASS; TAR CONCENTRATION; TAR REMOVAL;

BIOMASS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYST REGENERATION; DEPOSITS; EFFLUENTS; GASES; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; ILMENITE; PHENOLS; POLYMER BLENDS; REFORMING REACTIONS; TITANIUM OXIDES;

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EID: 84874144901     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef302091w     Document Type: Article

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