The fate of tars under solid oxide fuel cell conditions: A review

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 687-693

  Liu, Ming ^a   Aravind, P V ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Carbon deposition; Gasifier; Reforming; SOFC; Tar

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BIOMASS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TAR;

ANODE MATERIAL; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CARBON DEPOSITION; ENERGY SOURCE; GAS CLEANING; GASIFIERS; LOW-CARBON; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFCS);

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84902769771     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.05.068     Document Type: Article

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