Physical characterisation and chemical composition of densified biomass fuels with regard to their combustion behaviour

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 653-669

  Obernberger, Ingwald ^a,b   Thek, Gerold ^a  

^a BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GMBH   (Austria)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chemical composition; Combustion; Fuel quality; Pellets; Physical characterisation

Indexed keywords

FUEL QUALITY; HEATING SYSTEMS;

ABRASION; COMBUSTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS; FLUE GASES; FUELS; FURNACES; HEATING;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS POWER; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EURASIA; EUROPE;

FRAXINUS; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4344687564     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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