Upgrade of citrus waste as a biofuel via slow pyrolysis

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 66-76

  Volpe, Maurizio ^a   Panno, Domenico ^b   Volpe, Roberto ^a   Messineo, Antonio ^a  

^a KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Char reactivity; Citrus peel wastes; Energy density; Fixed bed reactor; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOFUELS; CITRUS FRUITS; FEEDSTOCKS; KETONES; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; CHAR REACTIVITY; CITRUS PEEL; ENERGY DENSITY; FIXED BED REACTOR; GROSS CALORIFIC VALUES; LINEAR CORRELATION; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84942296260     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2015.06.015     Document Type: Article

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