Thermal degradation and gasification characteristics of Tung Shells as an open top downdraft wood gasifier feedstock

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1699-1706

  Prasad, Lalta ^a   Salvi, B L ^b   Kumar, Virendra ^c  

^a G B Pant Engineering College   (India)

^b Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Downdraft gasifier; Gasifier conversion efficiency; Producer gas; Tung shell

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DRYING; GASIFICATION; OIL SHALE; OIL WELLS; RURAL AREAS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DIFFERENTIAL THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER; GASIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS; GASIFIERS; NON-ISOTHERMAL CONDITION; PRODUCER GAS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TUNG SHELL; CARRIER GAS; DRYING AGENT; TERMITE CONTROL;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ISOPTERA; VERNICIA FORDII;

EID: 84937877960     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-014-0891-8     Document Type: Article

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