Decomposition of tars in microwave plasma - preliminary results

Journal of Ecological Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 23-28

  Wnukowski, Mateusz ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gasification; Microwave plasma; Tar

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903733385     PISSN: 2081139X     EISSN: 22998993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12911/22998993.1109118     Document Type: Article

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