Combustion properties of torrefied willow compared with bituminous coals

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Jones, J M ^a   Bridgeman, T G ^a   Darvell, L I ^a   Gudka, B ^a   Saddawi, A ^a   Williams, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Co firing; Combustion; Nitrogen oxides; Reactivity; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

CHAR COMBUSTION; CHAR NITROGEN; CHAR REACTIVITY; CHAR YIELD; CO-FIRING; COAL CHARS; COMBUSTION PROPERTY; COMBUSTION TEST; FUEL CHARACTERISATION; HIGH HEATING RATES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; NITROGEN PARTITIONING; NITROGEN RETENTION; POWER STATION; RAPID PYROLYSIS; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; SOLID PRODUCTS; THERMAL PRE-TREATMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC; TORREFACTION;

BIOMASS; BITUMINOUS COAL; COMBUSTION; FACE RECOGNITION; FUELS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 84859903309     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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