Different plant parts as raw material for fuel and pulp production

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 119-128

  Pahkala, K ^a   Pihala, M ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fibre; Goat's rue; Grass species; Mineral composition; Plant fractions

Indexed keywords

ASH; FUEL PRODUCTION; HARVEST PERIOD; MINERAL; PANICLE; PLANT FIBER; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PART; POD; PULP PROCESSING; PULPING; RAW MATERIAL; SENESCENCE; STEM;

EID: 0034071380     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6690(99)00050-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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