Extensive reduction of toxic gas emissions of firewood-fueled low power fireplaces by improved in situ gas sensorics and catalytic treatment of exhaust gas

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-41

  Butschbach, P ^a   Hammer, F ^b   Kohler, H ^a   Potreck, A ^a   Trautmann, T ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fireplace; Firewood; Firing process control; Gas sensor; Toxic gas emission

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CHIMNEYS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; CONTROL; FLUE GASES; GAS DETECTORS; INFORMATION THEORY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OXYGEN; PROCESS CONTROL; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

FIREPLACE; FIREWOOD; FIRING PROCESS CONTROL; GAS SENSOR; TOXIC GAS EMISSION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 60549111171     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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