Combustion studies in a fluidised bed-The link between temperature, NOx and N2O formation, char morphology and coal type

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-201

  Valentim, B ^a   Lemos de Sousa, M J ^a   Abelha, P ^b   Boavida, D ^b   Gulyurtlu, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Char morphotype; Coal; Fluidised bed combustion (FBC); Microlithotype; N2O; NOx; Petrography

Indexed keywords

CHAR MORPHOLOGY; HIGH POROUS CHARS; HIGH VOLATILE BITUMINOUS COALS; INERTINITE-RICH COALS; MICROLITHOTYPE; NITRIC OXIDE; VITRINITE-RICH COALS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PETROGRAPHY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZATION; LITHOTYPE; MORPHOTYPE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PETROGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 33646676797     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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