Optimal process design of hydrothermal SNG production from waste biomass

Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation, and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 27-34

  Gassner, Martin ^a   Vogel, Frédéric ^b   Maréchala, François ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Hydrothermal gasification; Optimisation; Process design; Process integration

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GASIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION;

HYDROTHERMAL GASIFICATION; OPTIMAL PROCESS DESIGN; OPTIMISATIONS; PROCESS INTEGRATION; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS; WASTE BIOMASS;

PROCESS DESIGN;

EID: 84896107675     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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