Technical potential for developing natural gas use in the Brazilian red ceramic industry

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1524-1531

  Schwob, Marcelo Rousseau Valença ^a   Henriques Jr , Maurício ^a   Szklo, Alexandre ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Ceramic; Deforestation; Energy efficiency; Natural gas consumption

Indexed keywords

BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; COMMERCE; DEFORESTATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; NATURAL GAS;

ADDED VALUE PRODUCTS; BRAZIL; CERAMIC; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; LOW-QUALITY PRODUCTS; NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TECHNICAL POTENTIAL;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CERAMICS; DEFORESTATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; FUELWOOD; INCENTIVE; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; NATURAL GAS; SECONDARY SECTOR INDUSTRY; SOIL EROSION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; THERMAL POWER;

BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 63449109791     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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