An experimental and kinetic modeling study of glycerol pyrolysis

Applied Energy

Volumn 184, Issue , 2016, Pages 68-76

  Fantozzi, F ^a   Frassoldati, A ^b   Bartocci, P ^a   Cinti, G ^a   Quagliarini, F ^c   Bidini, G ^a   Ranzi, E M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c FAIST Components Spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Glycerol; Hydrogen; Pyrolysis; Skeletal model; Syngas

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CATALYTIC REFORMING; COGENERATION PLANTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUEL CELLS; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STEAM REFORMING;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER GENERATION; DETAILED KINETIC MECHANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; SKELETAL MODELS; STEAM REFORMING OF METHANE; SYN-GAS;

PYROLYSIS;

BIOFUEL; CATALYSIS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84991698551     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.10.018     Document Type: Article

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