Synergistic combination of biomass torrefaction and co-gasification: 1. Reactivity studies

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 245, Issue , 2017, Pages 225-233

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Geng, Ping ^a   Liu, Rui ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Char; Co gasification; Synergy; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL; COAL GASIFICATION;

CHAR; CO-GASIFICATION; ENERGETIC PROPERTIES; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; REACTIVITY STUDIES; SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS; SYNERGY; TORREFACTION;

BIOMASS;

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; COAL;

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL REACTION; COAL; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY; INSTRUMENTATION; PYROLYSIS;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIOMASS ENERGY; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENERGY YIELD; FIXED BED REACTOR; GASIFICATION; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TORREFACTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS;

BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; COAL;

EID: 85028935094     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.197     Document Type: Article

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