Wood ash dilemma-reduced quality due to poor combustion performance

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1212-1220

  Sarenbo, Sirkku ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOILS; INDUSTRIAL BOILERS; MODERATE CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CYCLE; NUTRIENT RECYCLING; WOOD ASH;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FLY ASH; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RECYCLING; SMOKE; SOILS; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WOOD;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOENERGY; COMBUSTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVESTING; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; PAH; PULVERIZED FUEL ASH; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; WOOD ASH;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FLY ASH; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROCARBONS; NUTRIENTS; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; SMOKE; SOIL; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WOOD;

EID: 67650999517     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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