Suitability of Jatropha seed shells as fuel for small-scale combustion units

Renewable Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-52

  Kratzeisen, M ^a   Muller J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

ce; fe; ACf; Ash; CCO; Cp,fg; CMa; CMf; Combustion; Jatropha seed shells; CO; f; fg; NCVCO; NCVf; Pth; Properties; Qc; Qth; Ta; Tfg; V fg,tr

Indexed keywords

CCO; CP,FG; NCVCO; NCVF; PROPERTIES; QC; QTH; SEED SHELLS; TA; TFG;

ASHES; BRIQUETTING; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COMBUSTION; FLUE GASES; HEAVY METALS; PELLETIZING; SINTERING; SLAGS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ASH; COMBUSTION; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEAVY METAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEED; SHELL; SLAG; THERMAL POWER; WOOD;

JATROPHA;

EID: 84867234840     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.037     Document Type: Article

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