Characterization and pilot scale fluidized bed gasification of herbaceous biomass: A case study on alfalfa pellets

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages 451-458

  Sarker, Shiplu ^a   Bimbela, Fernando ^b   Sánchez, José Luis ^b   Nielsen, Henrik Kofoed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alfalfa pellets; Equivalence ratio; Gasification; Pilot scale fluidized bed; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR; CALORIFIC VALUE; FLUIDIZATION; GASIFICATION; PELLETIZING; TAR; TEMPERATURE;

BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; EVOLUTION PATTERNS; FLUIDIZED BED GASIFICATION; HERBACEOUS BIOMASS; LOWER HEATING VALUE; OPERATIONAL PERIODS; PILOT SCALE;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84920116554     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.12.034     Document Type: Article

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