Effect of harvest date on combustion related fuel properties of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)

Fuel

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 592-604

  Prade, Thomas ^a   Finell, Michael ^a   Svensson, Sven Erik ^a   Mattsson, Jan Erik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ash content; Ash melting behaviour; Heating value; Slagging; Solid biofuel

Indexed keywords

ASH CONTENTS; ASH MELTING; HEATING VALUE; SLAGGING; SOLID BIO-FUELS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMPETITION; CROPS; DEFORMATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; INDUSTRY; LEAD; MANGANESE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RUBIDIUM; SODIUM; TIN;

HEMP;

EID: 84866634123     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.05.045     Document Type: Article

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