Biomass Gasification Integrated Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges

Recent Advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 383-435

  Choudhury, Hanif A ^a   Chakma, Sankar ^a   Moholkar, Vijayanand S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Catalyst deactivation; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; FT reactors; GHG emission

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY SECURITY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GASIFICATION; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; POLYMER BLENDS; PROVEN RESERVES;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BRANCHED HYDROCARBONS; CARBON MITIGATION POLICIES; DECENTRALIZED ELECTRICITY; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GHG EMISSION; LIQUID TRANSPORTATION;

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84943571851     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63289-0.00014-4     Document Type: Chapter

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