A comparative assessment of the energy and carbon balance of utilizing straw

Energy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-86

  Horne, Ralph E ^a   Mortimer, Nigel D ^a   Hetherington, Robert ^a   Grant, John F ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COGENERATION PLANTS; DISTRICT HEATING; ENERGY RESOURCES; GAS EMISSIONS; POWER GENERATION;

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANTS; ENERGY BALANCE; NONFOSSIL FUEL OBLIGATION;

STRAW;

EID: 0030087917     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(95)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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