Biomass yield and energy value of some fast-growing multipurpose trees in Nigeria

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-106

  Fuwape, Joseph A ^a   Akindele, Shadrach O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biomass; charcoal; fuelwood; heat of combustion; tropical trees

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; COMBUSTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MOISTURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD FUELS;

HEAT OF COMBUSTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOMASS YIELD; CHARCOAL PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY VALUE; FUELWOOD; MULTIPURPOSE TREE; MULTIPURPOSE TREES; TREE SPECIES EVALUATION;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0030616101     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(96)00061-X     Document Type: Article

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