Experimental investigation on NOx reduction by primary measures in biomass combustion: Straw, peat, sewage sludge, forest residues and wood pellets

Energies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-290

  Houshfar, Ehsan ^a   Løvås, Terese ^a   Skreiberg, Øyvind ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomass mixtures; Combustion; Peat; Sewage sludge; Staged air; Straw; Wood

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FORESTRY; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; PEAT; PELLETIZING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STRAW; WASTE INCINERATION; WOOD;

BIOMASS MIXTURE; BIOMASS-FIRED BOILERS; COMBUSTION EXPERIMENTS; COMBUSTION QUALITIES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUEL GAS COMPOSITION; HIGH NITROGEN CONTENT; STAGED AIRS;

REDUCTION;

AIR; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FLUE GAS; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; PELLETING; REDUCTION; SLUDGE; STRAW;

EID: 84859353728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en5020270     Document Type: Article

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