Methane emission factors for biogas flares

Industrial Combustion

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gogolek, Peter ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogas; Emission factor; Flaring; Methane

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENTHALPY; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INERT GASES; LAND FILL; METHANE; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WIND; WIND TUNNELS;

AGRICULTURAL SETTING; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; CONVERSION EQUIPMENT; DESTRUCTION EFFICIENCY; DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS; EMISSION FACTORS; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; FLARING;

GASES;

EID: 84864754076     PISSN: 20753071     EISSN: 1562479X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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