Hygroscopic behavior of aerosol particles emitted from biomass fired grate boilers

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 919-930

  Rissler, Jenny ^a   Pagels, Joakim ^a   Swietlicki, Erik ^a   Wierzbicka, Aneta ^a   Strand, Michael ^b   Lillieblad, Lena ^b   Sanati, Mehri ^b   Bohgard, Mats ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIOMASS; BOILERS; COMBUSTION; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; WETTING;

GROWTH FACTOR (GF); HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTIES;

AEROSOLS;

ALKALI; FUEL; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM SALT;

AEROSOL; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BOILER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEHYDRATION; EXHAUST GAS; FOREST; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEATING; HUMIDITY; INDUSTRY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TRANSPORT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 29744449514     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820500331068     Document Type: Article

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