Pyrolysis biochar systems, balance between bioenergy and carbon sequestration

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 349-361

  Crombie, Kyle ^a   Mašek, Ondřej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biochar; Carbon sequestration; Energy balance; Higher heating value; Labile carbon; Physicochemical properties; Pyrolysis; Stable carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; ENERGY BALANCE; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; FORESTRY; GASES; PELLETIZING; PYROLYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIO CHARS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; LABILE CARBON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; STABLE CARBON;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

BIOCHAR; BIOENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENERGY BALANCE; GAS FLOW; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PYROLYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME;

EID: 84923093009     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12137     Document Type: Article

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