Maximizing biofuel production in a thermochemical biorefinery by adding electrolytic hydrogen and by integrating torrefaction with entrained flow gasification

Energy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 94-104

  Clausen, Lasse R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biorefinery; Electrolysis; Gasification; Thermodynamic analysis; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; OXYGEN SUPPLY; REFINING; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOREFINERIES; ELECTROLYTIC HYDROGEN; ENTRAINED FLOW GASIFICATION; ENTRAINED FLOW GASIFIERS; STEAM ELECTROLYSIS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; TORREFACTION;

GASIFICATION;

BIOFUEL; CARBON EMISSION; DESIGN; ELECTROKINESIS; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; OIL PRODUCTION; REFINING INDUSTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84929512814     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.089     Document Type: Article

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