Multi-scale kinetic modeling and experimental investigation of syngas production from coal gasification in updraft gasifiers

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 3972-3984

  Corbetta, Michele ^a   Bassani, Andrea ^a   Manenti, Flavio ^a   Pirola, Carlo ^b   Maggio, Enrico ^c   Pettinau, Alberto ^c   Deiana, Paolo ^d   Pierucci, Sauro ^a   Ranzi, Eliseo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c SOTACARBO S P A   (Italy)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL GASIFICATION; FUELS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; REFUSE DERIVED FUELS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL PRODUCTION; DOWNSTREAM APPLICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GASIFICATION EFFICIENCY; GASIFICATION PROCESS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS;

COAL;

EID: 84934915981     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b00648     Document Type: Article

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