The effects of wood particle size and different process variables on the performance of steam-oxygen blown circulating fluidized-bed gasifier

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 681-687

  Kurkela, Esa ^a   Kurkela, Minna ^a   Hiltunen, Ilkka ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

biomass; fluidized bed; gasification; pressurized

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FEEDSTOCKS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; PELLETIZING;

FEEDSTOCK PARTICLES; FLUIDIZED-BED GASIFICATIONS; GASIFICATION PRESSURE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PRESSURE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPERATING VARIABLES; PRESSURIZED;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84904270007     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.12003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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