From torrefaction to gasification : Pilot scale studies for upgrading of biomass

Concepts

ManagementChemical EngineeringCarbon ManagementClimate Change MitigationCombustionBioenergy SystemsBiomass ConversionBiomass Energy SystemsCarbon CycleClimate ChangeLow-carbon Energy TransitionBiomass Co-combustionBiomass CombustionBiomass Pre-treatmentBiomass ValorizationCatalytic Biomass ConversionClimate Change Impacts

Abstract

Increasing the share of biomass, preferably by replacing fossil fuels, is one way to mitigate the present climate change. Fossil coal can be directly replaced by co-combustion of coal and biomass a ...

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