A review of the mathematical models for predicting the heating value of biomass materials

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3065-3083

  Vargas Moreno, J M ^a   Callejon Ferre A J ^a   Perez Alonso J ^a   Velazquez Marti B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Elemental analysis; Higher heating value; Proximal analysis; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS MATERIALS; HEATING VALUE; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; PROXIMAL ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SOURCE OF ENERGY;

CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ERRORS; FORECASTING; FOSSIL FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSCRIPTION;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84858722956     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.054     Document Type: Review

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