Particulate matter emissions from combustion of wood in district heating applications

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3019-3028

  Ghafghazi, S ^a   Sowlati, T ^a   Sokhansanj, S ^a,b   Bi, X ^a   Melin, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Delta Research Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass combustion systems; Dioxin and furan; District energy systems; Flue gas cleaning systems; Particulate matter emissions; Wood biomass

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; BIOMASS; BOILERS; CLEANING; COMBUSTION; DISTRICT HEATING; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FUEL SYSTEMS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PELLETIZING; WOOD; WOOD FUELS;

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; DIOXIN AND FURAN; DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEMS; FLUE GAS CLEANING; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS; WOOD BIOMASS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AIR CLEANERS; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; BOILERS; CLEANING; COMBUSTION; DIOXINS; FURANS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PELLETING; WOOD;

EID: 79955498247     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.04.001     Document Type: Review

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