Hydrogen production from steam gasification of biomass: Influence of process parameters on hydrogen yield - A review

Renewable Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 570-579

  Parthasarathy, Prakash ^a   Narayanan, K Sheeba ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Hydrogen; Steam gasification; Thermochemical method; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; STEAM;

BIOMASS RATIO; HYDROGEN YIELDS; INFLUENCE OF PROCESS PARAMETERS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; STEAM GASIFICATION; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS; THERMOCHEMICAL METHOD; YIELD;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

BIOMASS; CATALYST; HYDROGEN; LITERATURE REVIEW; PARTICLE SIZE; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84893418250     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.12.025     Document Type: Review

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