Gasification performance of switchgrass pretreated with torrefaction and densification

Applied Energy

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-201

  Sarkar, Madhura ^a   Kumar, Ajay ^a,c   Tumuluru, Jaya Shankar ^b   Patil, Krushna N ^a   Bellmer, Danielle D ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Densification; Efficiency; Gasification; Switchgrass; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENSIFICATION; EFFICIENCY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SYNTHESIS GAS;

CARBON CONVERSIONS; COLD GAS EFFICIENCY; GASIFICATION TEMPERATURES; LOWER HEATING VALUE; OXIDIZING AGENTS; PRE-TREATMENTS; SWITCHGRASS; TORREFACTION;

GASIFICATION;

BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; GRASS; HEATING; METHANE; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84899847286     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.027     Document Type: Article

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