Pelletised fuel production from coal tailings and spent mushroom compost - Part II. Economic feasibility based on cost analysis

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-283

  Ryu, Changkook ^a   Khor, Adela ^a   Sharifi, Vida N ^a   Swithenbank, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Coal tailings; Cost analysis; Fuel pellet; Spent mushroom compost (SMC)

Indexed keywords

COAL TAILINGS; COMPOSTING; COST ACCOUNTING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

COST ANALYSIS; FUEL PELLETS; PRODUCTION COSTS; SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST (SMC);

FUELS;

EID: 39049130153     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2007.11.027     Document Type: Article

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