Articles | Volume 6, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-6-237-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-6-237-2017
Regular research article
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14 Jun 2017
Regular research article |  | 14 Jun 2017

High-temperature CO / HC gas sensors to optimize firewood combustion in low-power fireplaces

Binayak Ojha, Navas Illyaskutty, Jens Knoblauch, Muthu Raman Balachandran, and Heinz Kohler

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