Relationship between fuel quality and gaseous and particulate matter emissions in a domestic pellet-fired boiler

Fuel

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-152

  Garcia Maraver, A ^a   Zamorano, M ^a   Fernandes, U ^b   Rabacal M ^b   Costa, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomass; Domestic boiler; Fuel quality; Gaseous and particulate matter emissions; Pellets

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; FUEL QUALITY; HIGH LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO; HIGH NITROGEN CONTENT; HIGHER SULFUR CONTENTS; INORGANIC ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS;

BIOMASS; BOILERS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; FUELS; ISOMERS; NITROGEN; ORE PELLETS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS; SULFUR;

PELLETIZING;

EID: 84890176322     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.11.037     Document Type: Article

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