Co-combustion characteristics and blending optimization of tobacco stem and high-sulfur bituminous coal based on thermogravimetric and mass spectrometry analyses

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 131, Issue , 2013, Pages 325-332

  Zhang, Kaihua ^a   Zhang, Kai ^a   Cao, Yan ^a,b   Pan, Wei ping ^a,b  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blending optimization; Co combustion; High sulfur bituminous coal; Thermogravimetric; Tobacco stem

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; BLENDING; COMBUSTION; FOG; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SULFUR; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BLENDING RATIO; COCOMBUSTION; FIXED CARBONS; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; HEAT RELEASE; HIGH-SULFUR COALS; MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC; TOBACCO STEMS;

TOBACCO;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON EMISSION; COMBUSTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; STEM; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TOBACCO;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMBUSTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TOBACCO;

EID: 84873833231     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.163     Document Type: Article

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