Sustainable use of biofuel by recycling ash to forests: Treatment of biofuel ash

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4118-4123

  Mahmoudkhani, Maryam ^a   Richards, Tobias ^a   Theliander, Hans ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; LEACHING; RECYCLING;

BINDING MATERIALS; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL;

BIOFUELS; COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; LEACHING; RECYCLING;

ALKALINITY; ASH; BIOFUEL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; LEACHING; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; ASH; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMBUSTION; FOREST; RECYCLING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALKALIES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CALCIUM; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEAT; METALS, HEAVY; POTASSIUM; SILICATES; SOLUBILITY; SOOT; TREES;

EID: 34250176878     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062079z     Document Type: Article

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