Intermediate pyrolysis of biomass energy pellets for producing sustainable liquid, gaseous and solid fuels

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 169, Issue , 2014, Pages 794-799

  Yang, Y ^a   Brammer, J G ^a   Mahmood, A S N ^a   Hornung, A ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intermediate pyrolysis; Pilot scale; Pyroformer; Pyrolysis oil; Sustainable fuels

Indexed keywords

FEEDSTOCKS; FUELS; OIL SHALE; STRAW;

BIO-MASS ENERGY; DOWNDRAFT GASIFICATION; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PILOT SCALE; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; PYROFORMER; PYROLYSIS OIL; SUSTAINABLE FUELS;

LIQUIDS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CYCLOPENTENONE; FUEL; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; OIL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TAR; BIOCHAR; BIOFUEL; CHARCOAL; GAS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PYROLYSIS; WOOD;

ARTICLE; ASH; BARLEY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS ENERGY; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY YIELD; GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; GASIFICATION; HEATING; LIQUID; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SOLID; STRAW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER VAPOR; WOOD; ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAT; PROCEDURES;

HORDEUM;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHARCOAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GASES; HOT TEMPERATURE; OILS;

EID: 84907594641     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.044     Document Type: Article

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