Peat
Abstract
The article contains sections titled:
1. |
Introduction |
1.1. |
Fundamentals |
1.2. |
Formation and Varieties of Mires |
1.3. |
Composition and Properties |
1.4. |
History of Bog Utilization and Present Importance |
2. |
Occurrence |
3. |
Peat as a Raw Material, Carbon and Energy Source |
3.1. |
Dehydration of Peat |
3.2. |
Industrial Peat Production |
3.2.1. |
Development of Peat Bogs |
3.2.2. |
Mechanical Peat Production Methods |
3.2.3. |
Legal Regulations for Peat Production |
3.3. |
Uses of Peat and Peat Products |
3.3.1. |
Plant and Vegetable Production |
3.3.2. |
Chemical Raw Material |
3.3.2.1. |
Classification and Methods of Peat Processing |
3.3.2.2. |
Peat Processing Technologies |
3.3.3. |
Peat as an Energy Source |
3.3.3.1. |
Peat Power Stations |
3.3.3.2. |
Decentralized Energy Generation by Multistage Combustion |
3.3.3.3. |
Peat Briquetting |
3.3.4. |
Other Uses of Peat |
3.3.4.1. |
Peat as a Filter Medium |
3.3.4.2. |
Peat for Medical Purposes |
4. |
Worldwide Economic Importance |
4.1. |
Peat Industry and Availability of Raw Material Resources |
4.2. |
Possibilities for the Substitution of Peat and Peat Products |
5. |
Raw Material Production in Peat Bogs and Nature Conservation |
5.1. |
Peat Production and Nature Conservation |
5.2. |
Recultivation, Renaturation, and Regeneration |