Progress in Biomass Gasification: An Overview

Progress in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-31

  Maniatis, K ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Energy crops; Gasification technology; Thermochemical

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COGENERATION PLANTS; CROPS; FOSSIL FUELS;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; COMMERCIALISATION; ENERGY CROPS; GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER GENERATION; POWER PRODUCTION; TECHNICAL BARRIERS; THERMOCHEMICAL;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84949225682     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470694954.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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