Evaluation of production yield and thermal processing of switchgrass as a bio-energy crop for the Mediterranean region

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 988-996

  Vamvuka, D ^a   Topouzi, V ^a   Sfakiotakis, S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ash; Combustion; Pyrolysis; Switchgrass; Yield

Indexed keywords

AIR ATMOSPHERE; ASH; ASH CONTENTS; ASH FUSION TEMPERATURE; BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; CHLORINE CONTENT; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMBUSTION TEST; DRY MATTER YIELD; FIELD TRIAL; FIRST-ORDER; FUEL ANALYSIS; FUEL CHARACTERIZATION; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NITROGEN EFFECTS; PARALLEL REACTIONS; PERENNIAL GRASS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; POWER LOW; PRE-TREATMENT; PRODUCTION YIELD; SWITCHGRASS; THERMAL PROCESSING; VOLATILE CONTENTS;

CHLORINE; CROPS; FUELS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; PYROLYSIS; REACTION RATES; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 77954212889     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.02.018     Document Type: Article

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