TGA-FTIR investigation of co-combustion characteristics of blends of hydrothermally carbonized oil palm biomass (EFB) and coal

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2014, Pages 228-234

  Parshetti, Ganesh K ^a   Quek, Augustine ^a   Betha, Raghu ^a   Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coal; EFB biomass; Hydrochar; Pollutant emissions; TGA FTIR

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCHAR; POLLUTANT EMISSION; TGA-FTIR; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PROCESS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; DECOMPOSITION; FOG; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PALM OIL; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 84886678407     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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