Moisture and energy content of fire-burnt trees for bioenergy production: A case study of four tree species from northwestern Ontario

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-47

  Hosegood, Steven ^a   Leitch, Mathew ^a   Shahi, Chander ^a   Pulkki, Reino ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioenergy production; Biomass; Calorific value; Moisture content; Northern Ontario; Wildfire burnt areas

Indexed keywords

CALORIFIC VALUE; DEFORESTATION; ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS; FIRES; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS HARVESTING; BURNT AREAS; GENERATING STATIONS; GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION; NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO; ONTARIO; POTENTIAL SOURCES;

BIOMASS;

BIOENERGY; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; FOREST FIRE; HARVESTING; MOISTURE CONTENT; POWER GENERATION;

BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; FOREST FIRES; HARDWOODS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; ONTARIO;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ABIES BALSAMEA; BETULA PENDULA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 79951696497     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc87042-1     Document Type: Article

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