journal article·2025-08

A review on characteristics and synergistic behaviour of coal-biomass blends in co-pyrolysis process for bioenergy generation

Asif Hussain Khoja, Muzzamail Hussain, Maham Tauseef, Nida Naeem, Arslan Khan, Ramza Akram, Tahreem Assad Khan, Abeera Ayaz Ansari, Xi Zeng

Carbon Letters· Volume 35· Issue 4
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