Kinetic analysis and thermal characterization of the microalgae combustion process by thermal analysis coupled to mass spectrometry

Applied Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 227-237

  Lopez Gonzalez D ^a   Fernandez Lopez, M ^a   Valverde, J L ^a   Sanchez Silva, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Combustion; DSC; Kinetics; Microalgae; TGA MS

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENZYME KINETICS; KINETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DSC; MICRO-ALGAE; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; OXIDIZING ATMOSPHERE; TGA-MS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION;

ALGAE;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMBUSTION; LIPID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROALGA; REACTION KINETICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SULFUR; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS GADITANA; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 84886017125     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.055     Document Type: Article

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