Energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions and durability when using additives in the wood fuel pellet chain

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 152, Issue , 2016, Pages 350-355

  Stahl M ^a   Berghel, J ^a   Williams, H ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Additive; Carbon dioxide equivalents; Durability; Energy use; Pellet production

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DURABILITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL ADDITIVES; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PELLETIZING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOOD FUELS;

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY USE; GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT; PELLET CHAIN; PELLET PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84979692014     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.06.031     Document Type: Article

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