Effect of polyethylene co-feeding in the steam gasification of biomass in a conical spouted bed reactor

Fuel

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 393-401

  Lopez, Gartzen ^a   Erkiaga, Aitziber ^a   Amutio, Maider ^a   Bilbao, Javier ^a   Olazar, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Hydrogen; Plastic waste; Spouted bed; Steam gasification

Indexed keywords

FEEDSTOCKS; GASIFICATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYDROGEN; MIXTURES; POLYETHYLENES; SILICATE MINERALS; STEAM; TAR;

CO-GASIFICATION; CONICAL SPOUTED BED REACTOR; CONICAL SPOUTED BEDS; GASEOUS PRODUCTS; PLASTIC WASTES; SPOUTED BED; STEAM GASIFICATION; SYNERGETIC EFFECT;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84925660894     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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