Thermal decomposition and combustion chemistry of cellulosic biomass

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-141

  Sullivan, A L ^a   Ball, R ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric emissions; Bushfire behaviour; Cellulose; Competitive thermokinetics; Open fires; Wildfire spread

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BIOMASS FUELS; BUSHFIRE BEHAVIOUR; CARBON DISTRIBUTION; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; COMBUSTION CHEMISTRY; COMPETITIVE THERMOKINETICS; CURRENT EMISSIONS; FIRE SPREAD; GLOBAL EFFECTS; LOCAL EFFECTS; PHYSICAL MODEL; VEGETATION FIRE; WILDFIRE SPREAD;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; COMBUSTION; DEGRADATION; DYNAMICS; FIRES; MODELS; PYROLYSIS; VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BIOMASS; BUSHLAND; CARBON EMISSION; CELLULOSE; COMBUSTION; FIRE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; POLLUTION MONITORING; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; BUSHFIRE; COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; FIRE; FOGO SELVAGEM; GAS; MODEL; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

EID: 84155171203     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.11.022     Document Type: Article

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