Gasification of agricultural residues in a demonstrative plant: Corn cobs

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 173, Issue , 2015, Pages 110-116

  Biagini, Enrico ^a   Barontini, Federica ^a,b   Tognotti, Leonardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Centro di Ricerca Interuniversitario Biomasse da Energia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass fuels; Biomass to energy; Cogeneration; Power production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; BYPRODUCTS; FEEDSTOCKS; FLOW RATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS FUELS; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; COGENERATION; COLD GAS EFFICIENCY; DEMONSTRATIVE PLANT; HIGH POWER EFFICIENCIES; MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES; POWER PRODUCTION;

GASIFICATION;

BIOMASS; GAS; HEAT BALANCE; POWER GENERATION; PRESSURE EFFECT;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FLOW RATE; GASIFICATION; HEATING; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS; PILOT STUDY; PLANT; SYNTHESIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ZEA MAYS;

GAS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

AGRICULTURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASES; HEATING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84907960420     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.09.086     Document Type: Article

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