Comparison of the gaseous and particulate matter emissions from the combustion of agricultural and forest biomasses

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 300-306

  Brassard, Patrick ^a   Palacios, Joahnn H ^a   Godbout, Stéphane ^a   Bussières, Denis ^b   Lagacé, Robert ^c   Larouche, Jean Pierre ^a   Pelletier, Frédéric ^a  

^a Institut de recherche et de developpement en agroenvironnement   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural biomass; Combustion; Gaseous emissions; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FORESTRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS EMISSIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS; BLACK SPRUCE; EMISSION RATES; FOREST BIOMASS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS; SOLID FRACTION; WOOD MIXTURES;

BIOMASS;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHANE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR OXIDE; WATER; MANURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOMASS;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BLACK SPRUCE; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FOREST; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; WILLOW; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CANADA; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PANICUM; SWINE; TIME;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FORESTRY; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; FORESTS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MANURE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PANICUM; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUEBEC; SALIX; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892900939     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.027     Document Type: Article

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