Characterization and early detection of bed agglomeration during the fluidized bed combustion of olive husk

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 120-132

  Scala, Fabrizio ^a   Chirone, Riccardo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIOMASS; CHARACTERIZATION; COAL ASH; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FUELS; POTASSIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BED AGGLOMERATION; BIOMASS RESIDUE; OLIVE HUSK;

FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION;

EID: 33644505451     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef050236u     Document Type: Article

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