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Co-combustion of Solid Biofuels in Coal-Fired Power Plants

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Spliethoff, H., Wolf, C. (2017). Co-combustion of Solid Biofuels in Coal-Fired Power Plants. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_998-1

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