An overview of the composition and application of biomass ash. Part 1. Phase-mineral and chemical composition and classification

Fuel

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-76

  Vassilev, Stanislav V ^a,b   Baxter, David ^a   Andersen, Lars K ^a   Vassileva, Christina G ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERALOGY AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Biomass ash; Chemical composition; Classification; Phase and mineral composition

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC; BIOMASS ASHES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLASSIFICATION APPROACH; COMBUSTION RESIDUES; CONCENTRATION TRENDS; FUSION TEMPERATURE; GAS LIQUIDS; INORGANIC MATTERS; INORGANIC PHASIS; INORGANIC-ORGANIC; MINERAL COMPOSITION; ORGANIC PHASIS; OXYHYDROXIDES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SEMICRYSTALLINES; SULPHATES; SULPHITES; THIOSULPHATES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBONATES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COAL ASH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GLASS; LEACHING; MANGANESE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; SILICATES; SODIUM; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

MINERALS;

EID: 84870430654     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.09.041     Document Type: Review

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