Co-pyrolysis reaction rates and activation energies of West Virginia coal and cherry pit blends

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 203-211

  Yangali, Pablo ^a   Celaya, Ana M ^a   Goldfarb, Jillian L ^b  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Biomass coal blends; Co pyrolysis; Derivative thermogravimetry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; COAL; COBALT COMPOUNDS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION RATES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ARRHENIUS EQUATION; BIOMASS-COAL BLENDS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COPYROLYSIS; DERIVATIVE THERMOGRAVIMETRY; EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC CURVE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 84903381125     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2014.04.015     Document Type: Article

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