Porosity development and reactivity changes of coal–biomass blends during co-pyrolysis at various temperatures

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 124, Issue , 2017, Pages 79-88

  Vyas, Ami ^a   Chellappa, Thiago ^a,b   Goldfarb, Jillian L ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass; Co pyrolysis; Coal; Porosity; Surface area; Thermal reactivity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BOILER FIRING; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FUELS; PACKED BEDS; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELS; COPYROLYSIS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; OXIDATION BEHAVIORS; POROSITY DEVELOPMENT; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; SURFACE AREA; THERMAL REACTIVITY;

COKING PROPERTIES;

EID: 85015286865     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.02.018     Document Type: Article

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