Steam network optimization by utilizing biomass and solar energy sources in an oil refinery

Green Energy and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2010, Pages 455-465

  Panjeshahi, M Hassan ^a   Ahmadi, Lena ^b   Perry, Simon ^c  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; STEAM GENERATORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG); INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SITE UTILITY SYSTEMS; STRUCTURED APPROACH;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84883137107     PISSN: 18653529     EISSN: 18653537     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1017-2_29     Document Type: Article

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