Clean syngas from biomass—process development and concept assessment

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 357-370

  Simell, Pekka ^a   Hannula, Ilkka ^a   Tuomi, Sanna ^a   Nieminen, Matti ^a   Kurkela, Esa ^a   Hiltunen, Ilkka ^a   Kaisalo, Noora ^a   Kihlman, Johanna ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gas clean up; Gasification; Hot gas filtration; Tar reforming; Techno economic evaluation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC REFORMING; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASES; GASIFICATION; LIQUID METHANE; TAR; ZIRCONIA;

FLUIDIZED BED GASIFICATION; GAS CLEAN UP; HOT GAS FILTRATION; LIQUID-FUEL PRODUCTION; METAL-BASED CATALYSTS; TAR REFORMING; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION;

GAS FUEL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84978023517     PISSN: 21906815     EISSN: 21906823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13399-014-0121-y     Document Type: Article

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