Thermal behavior and reaction kinetics analysis of pyrolysis and subsequent in-situ gasification of torrefied biomass pellets

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 161, Issue , 2018, Pages 205-214

  Hu, Qiang ^a,b   Yang, Haiping ^a   Xu, Hanshen ^a   Wu, Zhiqiang ^b,c   Lim, C Jim ^b   Bi, Xiaotao T ^b   Chen, Hanping ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

In situ gasification; Kinetics; Pyrolysis; Reactivity; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; BIOMASS; ENZYME KINETICS; GASIFICATION; KINETICS; PELLETIZING; PYROLYSIS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR);

GASIFICATION PROCESS; GASIFICATION REACTIVITY; KINETICS OF PYROLYSIS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH MODEL; PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS; TORREFACTION; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY;

REACTION KINETICS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS; GASIFICATION; KINETICS; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 85044678122     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.02.003     Document Type: Article

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