K2CO3 catalyzed steam gasification of ash-free coal. Studying the effect of temperature on carbon conversion and gas production rate using a drop-down reactor

Fuel

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 210-219

  Kopyscinski, Jan ^a,b,c   Lam, Jill ^b   Mims, Charles A ^b   Hill, Josephine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ash free coal; Catalytic gasification; Drop down reactor; Potassium carbonate; Steam gasification

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COAL; DROPS; METHANE; POTASH; POTASSIUM;

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; ASH-FREE COAL; CATALYTIC GASIFICATION; DROP-DOWN REACTOR; GASIFICATION TEMPERATURES; STEAM GASIFICATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; WATER-GAS-SHIFT REACTIONS;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84897418032     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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