Primary Study of Woody Biomass and Coal for Energy Production Investigated by TGA-FTIR Analysis

The purpose of this study was to determine the pyrolysis characteristics and gas properties of woody biomass and coal. The main gases from the pyrolysis of biomass, coal, and mixtures of different ratios of the two were identified using TGA-FTIR. The evolution of gases and their characteristics were...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qingzheng Cheng, Brian Via, Jingxin Wang, John Zondlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2015-04-01
Series:BioResources
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_2_2899_Cheng_Woodt_Biomass_Coal_Energy