Co-combustion of different sewage sludge and coal: A non-isothermal thermogravimetric kinetic analysis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 6311-6319

  Otero, M ^a,b   Calvo, L F ^a   Gil, M V ^a   Garcia A I ^a   Moran A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Co combustion; Coal; Kinetics; Sewage sludge; Thermogravimetry

Indexed keywords

COAL COMBUSTION; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CO-COMBUSTION; WEIGHT LOSS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

COAL;

COAL COMBUSTION; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COAL; COMBUSTION; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; HEATING; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

COAL; KINETICS; SEWAGE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 43849113737     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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