The art, science, and technology of charcoal production

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1619-1640

  Antal Jr , Michael Jerry ^a   Grønli, Morten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL CARBONIZATION; METALLOIDS; MOISTURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CARBONIZERS;

CHARCOAL;

CARBON; CHARCOAL; GRAPHITE;

CHARCOAL;

BIOMASS; CARBONIZATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GAS FLOW; HEAT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MOISTURE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0042526633     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0207919     Document Type: Review

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