Combustion characteristics of Malaysian oil palm biomass, sub-bituminous coal and their respective blends via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2012, Pages 581-591

  Idris, Siti Shawalliah ^a   Rahman, Norazah Abd ^a   Ismail, Khudzir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Co combustion; Iso conversional model free kinetics; Mukah Balingian coal; Oil palm wastes; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; BURN OUT; CHAR OXIDATION; COCOMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; DEVOLATILISATION; DYNAMIC CONDITION; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; MALAYSIA; MALAYSIANS; MODEL FREE KINETICS; OIL PALM BIOMASS; OIL PALM WASTE; PALM KERNEL SHELLS; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; WEIGHT RATIOS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS; BITUMINOUS COAL; BLENDING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION;

COAL COMBUSTION;

COAL; MUKAH BALINGIAN COAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS; BITUMINOUS COAL; COMBUSTION; FRUIT; MONOCOTYLEDON; MONOECY; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; DEGRADATION; ELAEIS; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH; HEATING; PALM KERNEL SHELL; PALM MESOCARP FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VOLATILIZATION;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; COAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; MALAYSIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT OILS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

ELAEIS;

EID: 84865548431     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.065     Document Type: Article

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