Effects of heating rate and water leaching of perennial energy crops on pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics

D. Vamvuka and S. Sfakiotakis

Renewable Energy, 2011, vol. 36, issue 9, 2433-2439

Abstract: Aiming to investigate the suitability of perennial crops for heat and power applications, three energy crops produced under the Greek climatic conditions were pyrolyzed by non-isothermal thermogravimetry over the temperature range of 25–850 °C. The effects of heating rate and water washing of the fuels on thermal decomposition characteristics, reactivity and kinetics were examined.

Keywords: Energy crops; Pyrolysis; Washing; Ash; Kinetics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.02.013

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