Pellet as a technological nutrient within the circular economy model: Comparative analysis of combustion efficiency and CO and NOx emissions for pellets from olive and almond trees

Energies

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Molina Moreno, Valentín ^a   Leyva Díaz, Juan Carlos ^a   Sánchez Molina, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Faculty of Engineering   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Almond tree; Circular economy; Efficiency; Emission; Olive tree; Pellet

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NEUTRON EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENTS; PELLETIZING; WASTE INCINERATION;

ALMOND TREE; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HIGH COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY; OLIVE TREE; PELLET;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84990822001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en9100777     Document Type: Article

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