Thermal degradation of rice husks in an oxygen atmosphere

Energy Sources

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 453-466

  Mansaray, K G ^a   Ghaly, A E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CROPS; HEATING; OXYGEN; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

HEATING RATE; REACTION ZONES; RESIDUAL WEIGHT; RICE HUSK;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0032626428     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319950014759     Document Type: Article

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