Investigation on thermal and trace element characteristics during co-combustion biomass with coal gangue

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 175, Issue , 2015, Pages 454-462

  Zhou, Chuncai ^a,b,c   Liu, Guijian ^a,b   Fang, Ting ^a,c   Lam, Paul Kwan Sing ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomass; Co firing; Coal gangue; Thermochemical behavior; Trace element

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS; BLENDING; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL; COAL TAILINGS; FOG; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CO-COMBUSTION BIOMASS WITH COALS; CO-FIRING; COAL GANGUES; OPTIMUM COMPOSITION; PARTITION BEHAVIORS; THERMAL REACTIVITY; THERMOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR; VOLATILIZATION RATIO;

COAL COMBUSTION;

COAL; TRACE ELEMENT; BIOFUEL; FLY ASH;

BIOMASS POWER; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COAL; COMBUSTION; GANGUE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ASH; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; HEATING; KINETICS; MINE TAILINGS; PLANT STEM; POLLUTANT; SAWDUST; SOYBEAN; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FLY ASH; PINE; SHOOT; VOLATILIZATION; WOOD;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COAL; COAL ASH; PINUS; PLANT SHOOTS; SOYBEANS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLATILIZATION; WOOD;

EID: 84909992306     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.129     Document Type: Article

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