Reactor configurations and design parameters for thermochemical conversion of biomass into fuels, energy, and chemicals

Reactor and Process Design in Sustainable Energy Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-25

  Resende, Fernando L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gasification; Pyrolysis; Reactors; Thermochemical

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; GASIFICATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PYROLYSIS;

CARBON EFFICIENCY; DESIGN PARAMETERS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; THERMOCHEMICAL; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; THERMOCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84942595686     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59566-9.00001-6     Document Type: Chapter

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