Mineral concentrations in solid fuels from European semi-natural grasslands after hydrothermal conditioning and subsequent mechanical dehydration

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 332-342

  Hensgen, Frank ^a   Bühle, Lutz ^a   Donnison, Iain ^b   Frasier, Mariecia ^b   Vale, Jim ^b   Corton, John ^b   Heinsoo, Katrin ^c   Melts, Indrek ^c   Wachendorf, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Grassland; IFBB; Solid fuel

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FIBRE CONTENT; FUEL QUALITY; GRASSLAND; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONING; IFBB; MASS FLOW; PLANT COMPOUNDS; SOLID FUELS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MINERALS;

FUELS;

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; FUEL; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SULFUR;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS POWER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; DEHYDRATION; GRASSLAND; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MASS TRANSFER; POWER GENERATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; ASH; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS ENERGY; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY CONVERSION; GRASSLAND; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONING; MECHANICAL DEHYDRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; DESICCATION; ECOSYSTEM; ELEMENTS; EUROPE; MAGNESIUM; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MINERALS; NITROGEN; POACEAE; RHEOLOGY; SILAGE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84862210513     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.035     Document Type: Article

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