Sustainable gasification-biochar systems? A case-study of rice-husk gasification in Cambodia, Part I: Context, chemical properties, environmental and health and safety issues

Energy Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-58

  Shackley, Simon ^a   Carter, Sarah ^a   Knowles, Tony ^b   Middelink, Erik ^b   Haefele, Stephan ^c   Sohi, Saran ^a   Cross, Andrew ^a   Haszeldine, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SME Renewable Energy Ltd   (Cambodia)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Biochar; Gasification; Rice husks

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ASH MIXTURES; BIOCHAR; CAMBODIA; CARBON ABATEMENT; CARBON CONTENT; ECONOMIC DATA; FIELD TRIAL; GASIFIERS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POTENTIAL HEALTH; RICE HUSK; RICE HUSKS; SLOW PYROLYSIS; TIME-SCALES;

CARBON; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; IODINE; POROUS MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; SILICA;

GASIFICATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOMASS POWER; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PYROLYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 84856258237     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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