Swedish perspective on wood fuel pellets for household heating: A modified standard for pellets could reduce end-user problems

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 803-809

  Ståhl, Magnus ^a   Wikström, Fredrik ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assurance; End user problems; Guarantee; Standardisation; Wood fuel pellets

Indexed keywords

ASSURANCE; END-USER PROBLEMS; GUARANTEE; STANDARDISATION; WOOD FUEL PELLETS;

HEATING; PELLETIZING; STANDARDIZATION; WOOD; WOOD FUELS;

ORE PELLETS;

FUELWOOD; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STANDARD (REFERENCE); STANDARDIZATION;

FUELS; HEATING; PELLETING; PROBLEM SOLVING; STANDARDS; SWEDEN; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 64249108636     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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