Thermo-chemical analysis of biomass gasification by gibbs free energy minimization model-part: II (Optimization of biomass feed and steam to biomass ratio)

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 610-639

  Sreejith, C C ^a   Muraleedharan, C ^a   Arun, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Equilibrium modeling; Gibbs free energy minimization; Simulated annealing; Steam to biomass ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS RATIO; EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; GASIFICATION EFFICIENCY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY MINIMIZATION; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; GASES; GASIFICATION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MATLAB; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STEAM;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HYDROGEN; SIMULATED ANNEALING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84876165455     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2012.709203     Document Type: Review

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