Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in domestic pellet stove emissions

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4261-4267

  Riva, G ^a   Pedretti, E Foppa ^a   Toscano, G ^a   Duca, D ^a   Pizzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combustion; PAH emissions; Pellet; Stove; TEQ

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC HEATING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; FINAL ENERGY; GASEOUS FRACTION; HARMFUL EFFECTS; LABORATORY TEST; PAH EMISSIONS; PELLET; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SMALL DEVICES; TEQ; WOOD STOVE;

COMBUSTION; DUST ABATEMENT; HYDROCARBONS; PELLETIZING; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

STOVES;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; EMISSION; ENERGY USE; HEATING; LABORATORY METHOD; PAH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STATE ROLE;

ITALY;

EID: 80053580031     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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