Pollutants from the combustion of solid biomass fuels

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-137

  Williams, A ^a   Jones, J M ^a   Ma, L ^a   Pourkashanian, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Combustion; Modelling; Pollutants

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BIOMASS FUELS; CHEMICAL MECHANISM; CO-FIRING; COMBUSTION MECHANISM; EMISSION LEVEL; FIXED-BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDISED BED COMBUSTION; FUTURE TRENDS; KINETIC DATA; MODELLING; MODELLING METHOD; POLLUTANTS; SOLID BIO-FUELS; UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDROCARBONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84855309765     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecs.2011.10.001     Document Type: Review

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