Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 44, Issue 4, 1227(2025)
Comprehensive Review of Current Research on Circulating Fluidized Bed Ash
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GUO Aili, ZHANG Shoukun, LIU Xue, LYU Maorong, LU Shuang. Comprehensive Review of Current Research on Circulating Fluidized Bed Ash[J]. Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 44(4): 1227
Received: Dec. 16, 2024
Accepted: May. 26, 2025
Published Online: May. 26, 2025
The Author Email: LU Shuang (lus@hit.edu.cn)