Experimental study of torrefied pine as a gasification fuel using a bubbling fluidized bed gasifier

Renewable Energy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 460-468

  Kulkarni, Avanti ^a   Baker, Ryan ^a   Abdoulmomine, Nourredine ^b   Adhikari, Sushil ^a   Bhavnani, Sushil ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Contaminants; Syngas; Tar; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BUBBLE FORMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GASIFICATION; IMPURITIES; SYNTHESIS GAS; TAR;

BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; HYGROSCOPIC NATURE; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK; SYN-GAS; TORREFACTION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BIOMASS POWER; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; METHANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TAR; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960517114     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.03.006     Document Type: Article

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