Particulate, black carbon and organic emissions from small-scale residential wood combustion appliances in Switzerland

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-42

  Meyer, N K ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Emission inventory; Organic carbon; Particulate matter; Residential wood combustion; Small scale combustion

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS; BLACK CARBON; CURRENT EMISSIONS; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION INVENTORY; EMISSIONS FACTORS; HEATING DEGREE-DAYS; INORGANIC MATERIALS; NORMAL COMBUSTION; ORGANIC EMISSIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTIONS; SIZE DEPENDENCY; SWITZERLAND; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SOFTWOODS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BLACK CARBON; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DIAMETER; EMISSION INVENTORY; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; WOOD;

CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; EMISSION; EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; PARTICLES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOFTWOODS; SWITZERLAND; WOOD;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84355161910     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.09.023     Document Type: Article

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