Ash properties and environmental impact of various biomass and coal fuels and their blends

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 570-581

  Vamvuka, D ^a   Kakaras, E ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ash; Biomass; Co firing; Environment

Indexed keywords

ASH; ASH PROPERTIES; BIOMASS ASHES; CO-FIRING; COAL FUEL; ENVIRONMENT; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; INDUCTIVE COUPLED PLASMA; LEACHING TEST; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; PRE-TREATMENT; SLAGGING AND FOULING; SOIL AMENDMENT; SYSTEM OPERATION; VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOMASS; BITUMINOUS COAL; BOILER FIRING; CEMENT INDUSTRY; COAL ASH; COAL INDUSTRY; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LEACHING; MANGANESE; SOIL CEMENT; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 78751643709     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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