Numerical simulations on the effect of potassium on the biomass fast pyrolysis in fluidized bed reactor

Fuel

Volumn 197, Issue , 2017, Pages 290-297

  Eri, Qitai ^a   Zhao, Xinjun ^a   Ranganathan, Panneerselvam ^b   Gu, Sai ^c  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass fast pyrolysis; Fluidized bed; Multi fluid model; Potassium

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; POTASSIUM; SUPERSATURATION;

CELLULOSE PYROLYSIS; COMPOSITION VARIATION; FAST PYROLYSIS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; MULTI-FLUID MODELS; POTASSIUM CONCENTRATIONS; PYROLYSIS REACTION; REACTOR TEMPERATURES;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BIOMASS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; POTASSIUM; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 85013670582     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.01.109     Document Type: Article

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