Gasification Reactivity and Physicochemical Properties of the Chars from Raw and Torrefied Wood, Grape Marc, and Macroalgae

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 2246-2259

  Guo, Peijun ^a   Saw, Woei L ^a   Van Eyk, Philip J ^a   Stechel, Ellen B ^b   De Nys, Rocky ^c   Ashman, Peter J ^a   Nathan, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUELS; PYROLYSIS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

CARBONACEOUS STRUCTURE; CHAR GASIFICATION; GASIFICATION REACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; SOLID FUELS; TORREFIED WOODS;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 85018492038     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02215     Document Type: Article

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