Co-combustion performance of coal with rice husks and bamboo

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 35, 2007, Pages 7462-7472

  Kwong, Philip C W ^a   Chao, Christopher Y H ^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; Coal; Gaseous pollutants; Rice husks

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; GAS EMISSIONS; MOISTURE;

GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; MASS DIFFUSION; POLLUTANT EMISSIONS;

COMBUSTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

BIOMASS; COAL; COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MONOCOTYLEDON; REACTION KINETICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RICE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY; EXHAUST GAS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE;

BAMBOO; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COMBUSTION; MOISTURE;

EID: 35948953551     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.05.040     Document Type: Article

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