Emission characteristics of modern and old-type residential boilers fired with wood logs and wood pellets

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 4183-4195

  Johansson, Linda S ^a   Leckner, Bo ^b   Gustavsson, Lennart ^a   Cooper, David ^c   Tullin, Claes ^a   Potter, Annika ^c  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Domestic combustion; Emissions; Pellets; Wood

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; HEAT STORAGE; METHANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

COMBUSTION CHAMBER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH);

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OIL; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMISSION INVENTORY; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BOILER; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GAS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WOOD;

EID: 3042752274     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.04.020     Document Type: Article

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