Integration of biomass gasification with a solid oxide fuel cell in a combined cooling, heating and power system: A thermodynamic and environmental analysis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 44, 2016, Pages 20396-20406

  Gholamian, E ^a   Zare, V ^b   Mousavi, Seyed Mostafa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomass; CCHP; Gasifier; Greenhouse gas emission; SOFC; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COGENERATION PLANTS; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EXERGY; FUEL CELLS; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; REFRIGERATION;

CCHP; COMBINED COOLING , HEATING AND POWER (CCHP); DOUBLE-EFFECT ABSORPTIONS; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; GASIFIERS; SYN-GAS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84995676393     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.07.217     Document Type: Article

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