University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Theses and Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, and Senior Projects January 2015 Characterization And Catalytic Cracking Of Tar Obtained In Coal / Biomass / Municipal Solid Waste Gasification: The seU Of Basic Mineral Catalysts And Miscibility, Properties, And Corrosivity Of Petroleum-Biofuel Oils And Blends For Application In Oil-Fired Power Stations Stacy Joan Bjorgaard Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/theses Recommended Citation Bjorgaard, Stacy Joan, "Characterization And Catalytic Cracking Of Tar Obtained In Coal / Biomass / Municipal Solid Waste Gasification: The sU e Of Basic Mineral Catalysts And Miscibility, Properties, And Corrosivity Of Petroleum-Biofuel Oils And Blends For Application In Oil-Fired Power Stations" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 1744. https://commons.und.edu/theses/1744 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, and Senior Projects at UND Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CHARACTERIZATION AND CATALYTIC CRACKING OF TAR OBTAINED IN COAL / BIOMASS / MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE GASIFICATION: THE USE OF BASIC MINERAL CATALYSTS AND MISCIBILITY, PROPERTIES, AND CORROSIVITY OF PETROLEUM-BIOFUEL OILS AND BLENDS FOR APPLICATION IN OIL-FIRED POWER STATIONS by Stacy Joan Bjorgaard Bachelor of Science, University of North Dakota, 2010