Combustion of peanut and tamarind shells in a conical fluidized-bed combustor: A comparative study

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 140, Issue , 2013, Pages 199-210

  Kuprianov, Vladimir I ^a   Arromdee, Porametr ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alumina bed material; Combustion and emission performance; Conical fluidized bed combustor; Fuel morphology and thermogravimetry; Peanut tamarind shells

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTORS; FUELS; OILSEEDS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BED MATERIALS; COATS-REDFERN METHOD; COMBUSTION AND EMISSION PERFORMANCE; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; KINETIC CHARACTERISTICS; OPERATING CONDITION; PEANUT/TAMARIND SHELLS;

COMBUSTION;

ALUMINUM; BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; GAS; WASTE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDE; REACTION KINETICS; SHELL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FLUIDIZED BED; FLY ASH; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAMARIND; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; ANALYSIS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; GAS; KINETICS; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE; WASTE; WOOD;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GASES; KINETICS; TAMARINDUS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WASTE PRODUCTS; WOOD;

EID: 84878132904     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.086     Document Type: Article

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