Co-firing coal with rice husk and bamboo and the impact on particulate matters and associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-93

  Chao, Christopher Y H ^a   Kwong, Philip C W ^a   Wang, J H ^a   Cheung, C W ^b   Kendall, Gail ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CLP Research Institute   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Co combustion; PAH; Particles; Rice husk

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; BIOMASS; BLENDING; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL; COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PULVERIZED FUEL;

BIOMASS BLENDING RATIO; CO COMBUSTION; RICE HUSK; VOLATILE MATTER;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

COAL; FUEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BAMBOO; BIOMASS; BLENDING; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL; COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PULVERIZED FUEL;

BAMBOO; BIOMASS; COAL; COMBUSTION; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; RICE;

AIR; ARTICLE; BAMBOO; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMBUSTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FIELD EMISSION; FLY ASH; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE HUSK;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMASS; CARBON; COAL; INCINERATION; ORYZA SATIVA; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SASA;

BAMBOO; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL; COMBUSTION; MIXING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

EID: 34948817193     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.11.051     Document Type: Article

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