Decentralized biomass combustion: State of the art and future development

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-56

  Obernberger, Ingwald ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ash precipitation; Biomass; CHP systems; Combustion; Development; Energy recovery; NO(x); Reduction; Research

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS CONVERSION; COMBUSTION; CORROSION; DEPOSITION; ENERGY PRODUCTION; EUROPE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BOILER CORROSION; BOILER DEPOSITS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FLUE GASES; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PROCESS CONTROL; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

BIOFUELS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP) SYSTEMS; DECENTRALIZED BIOMASS COMBUSTION; FLUE GAS CLEANING TECHNOLOGY;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMBUSTION BEHAVIOUR; COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT COSTS; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 0031924816     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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