Demonstration of plasma excited atomic resonance line spectroscopy for on-line measurement of alkali metals in a 20 kW bubbling fluidized bed

Fuel

Volumn 83, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 791-797

  Häyrinen, Ville ^a   Hernberg, Rolf ^a   Aho, Martti ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Absorption spectroscopy; Alkali measurement; Co combustion; Corrosion; DC Plasma

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CORROSION; DISSOCIATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA TORCHES; RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ALKALI MEASUREMENT; CO-COMBUSTION; DC PLASMA; VAPOR FRACTION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 1342281024     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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