One-Dimensional Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Model with Reaction Kinetics Integrated in an Aspen Plus Biorefinery Process Model

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 2463-2470

  Humbird, David ^a   Trendewicz, Anna ^b   Braun, Robert ^b   Dutta, Abhijit ^c  

^a DWH Process Consulting   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspen Custom Modeler; Aspen Plus; Entrained flow; Fast pyrolysis; Predictive model; Reactor model

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PYROLYSIS;

ASPEN CUSTOM MODELER; ASPEN PLUS; ENTRAINED FLOW; FAST PYROLYSIS; PREDICTIVE MODELING; REACTOR MODELING;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 85014556592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02809     Document Type: Article

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