The mechanism of bed material coating in dual fluidized bed biomass steam gasification plants and its impact on plant optimization

Powder Technology

Volumn 245, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-104

  Kirnbauer, Friedrich ^a   Hofbauer, Hermann ^b  

^a BIOENERGY 2020 GMBH   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bed material modification; Biomass gasification; Calcium oxide; Dual fluidized bed; Olivine

Indexed keywords

BED MATERIALS; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; DUAL FLUIDIZED BEDS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; GASIFICATION PLANTS; MECHANISM OF FORMATION; OPTIMIZATION MEASURES; PLANT OPTIMIZATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASIFICATION; LIME; MATERIALS; OLIVINE; OPTIMIZATION; STEAM;

BIOMASS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; OLIVINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DUAL FLUIDIZED BED GASIFIER; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GASIFICATION; MATERIAL COATING; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTOR OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOOD ASH; WOOD CHIP;

EID: 84877890805     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.04.022     Document Type: Article

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