Evaluation of urban wastes as promising co-fuels for energy production - A TG/MS study

Fuel

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 170-183

  Vamvuka, Despina ^a   Sfakiotakis, Stelios ^a   Saxioni, Sevi ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blends; Combustion; Lignite; TG MS; Wastes

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COMBUSTION; FOG; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; LIGNITE; MIXTURES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WASTE PAPER; WASTES;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; NON-ISOTHERMAL HEATING; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER; TG-MS; THERMAL REACTIVITY;

WASTE INCINERATION;

EID: 84934964801     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2015.01.070     Document Type: Article

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