Peat

Heinrich Grumpelt

Heinrich Grumpelt

C. Deilmann AG, Bad Bentheim, Federal Republic of Germany

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First published: 15 June 2000
Citations: 2

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

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