Heating systems LCA: Comparison of biomass-based appliances

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-99

  Cespi, Daniele ^a   Passarini, Fabrizio ^a   Ciacci, Luca ^a   Vassura, Ivano ^a   Castellani, Valentina ^b   Collina, Elena ^b   Piazzalunga, Andrea ^b   Morselli, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic heating; Heat generation; Particulate matter formation; Pelletizing; Residential stoves; Wood biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893789321     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0611-3     Document Type: Article

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