Effects of carbonisation temperature on charcoal from some tropical trees

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-94

  Fuwape, Joseph Adeola ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Carbonisation temperature; Charcoal; Fuel; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

CARBONIZATION; FORESTRY; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WOOD; WOOD FUELS;

AGROFORESTRY PLANTATION; CARBONIZATION TEMPERATURE; HEATING VALUE; TROPICAL TREES;

CHARCOAL;

CARBON; CHARCOAL; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP; FURNACE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TREE; TROPICS;

GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; GMELINA ARBOREA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCAENEA; LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0030199767     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(96)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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