Investigation of Biomass Gasification Process with Torrefaction Using Equilibrium Model

Energy Procedia

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 329-336

  Kirsanovs, Vladimirs ^a   Zandeckis, Aivars ^a  

^a RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

biomass gasification; moisture content; syngas composition; torrefication

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FUELS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SYNTHESIS GAS;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; FUEL MOISTURE CONTENT; GASIFICATION PROCESS; OXIDATION AND REDUCTION; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; SYNGAS COMPOSITION; TORREFICATION;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84969959730     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.06.048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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