Physico-chemical characteristics of eight different biomass fuels and comparison of combustion and emission results in a small scale multi-fuel boiler

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 1162-1169

  Forbes, E G A ^a   Easson, D L ^a   Lyons, G A ^a   McRoberts, W C ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Characteristics; Chemical; Combustion; Emissions; Energy; Particles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908692517     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.06.063     Document Type: Article

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