Oil palm shell use as alternative biofuel

Agronomy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-188

  Kavalek M ^a   Havrland, B ^a   Pecen, J ^a   Ivanova, T ^a   Hutla, P ^b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biomass; Oil palm; Oil palm shell; Pellet; Solid biofuel; Waste

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS; PYRULARIA PUBERA;

EID: 84878990773     PISSN: 1406894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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