Proximate analysis, backwards stepwise regression between gross calorific value, ultimate and chemical analysis of wood

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3808-3815

  Telmo, C ^a   Lousada, J ^b   Moreira, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Heating value; Proximate analysis; Ultimate analysis; Wood

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONTENT; FIXED CARBONS; HEATING VALUE; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; PORTUGAL; PROXIMATE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; STEPWISE REGRESSION; ULTIMATE ANALYSIS; VOLATILE MATTERS; WOOD PELLET;

CALORIFIC VALUE; CHEMICALS; HARDWOODS; HEATING; OXYGEN; PELLETIZING; SOFTWOODS; ZINC;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

BROMINE; CARBON; HYDROGEN; NICKEL; OXYGEN; SULFUR;

CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEATING; OXYGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WOOD;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ASH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY; INDUSTRY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOOD;

BIOMASS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOOD;

CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HARDWOODS; HEATING; NUTRITION; PELLETING; SOFTWOODS;

EID: 76749167437     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.021     Document Type: Review

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