Assessment of syngas composition variability in a pilot-scale downdraft biomass gasifier by an extended equilibrium model

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 140, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-52

  Simone, Marco ^a   Barontini, Federica ^a   Nicolella, Cristiano ^a   Tognotti, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

By pass; Channeling; Equilibrium model; Gasification; Syngas composition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ETHYLENE; FEEDSTOCKS; GASIFICATION; METHANE;

BY PASS; CHANNELING; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; STATIONARY OPERATIONS; SYNGAS COMPOSITION;

SYNTHESIS GAS;

ETHYLENE; METHANE; SYNGAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GAS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTENDED EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; GASIFICATION; MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE PRUNING; VINE PRUNING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PILOT STUDY; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VITIS;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; GASES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TEMPERATURE; VITIS;

EID: 84877916079     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.052     Document Type: Article

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