Distinguishing biomass combustion characteristics and their implications for sustainable energy

5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2005: Celebrating Prof. Bob Bilger's 70th Birthday

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 469-474

  Baxter, Larry ^a   Ip, Leong ^a   Lu, Hong ^a   Tree, Dale ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BIOMASS PARTICLE; COMBUSTION BEHAVIOURS; INORGANIC COMPONENTS; OXYGEN CONTENT; PRACTICAL SYSTEMS; PULVERIZED COALS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

BIOMASS; COAL; PULVERIZED FUEL;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 84878994000     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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