Evaluating the use of green wood chips processed from small-diameter trees as an alternate fuel for making cement

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 42-47

  Mackes, Kurt H ^a   Lightburn, Charles R ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b Holcim   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MANUFACTURE; COAL; COKE; COMMINUTION; FORESTRY; ROTARY KILNS;

WOOD PROCESSING;

WOOD FUELS;

CEMENT; CHIPS; COAL; COKE; FORESTRY; FUEL WOOD; GREEN WOOD; GRINDING; KILNS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 0037883391     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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