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The in-stack transformations of the particle size and composition of the fl
y ash were studied experimentally during combustion of forest residue and w
illow in a 35 MW circulating fluidized bed co-generation plant. Samples of
the in-stack fly ash were taken with 11-stage Berner low pressure impactors
(BLPIs) at two locations in the flue gas stream, i.e., downstream of the c
irculating cyclone at a temperature of 810-850 degrees C and downstream of
the convective back pass at a temperature of 150-160 degrees C. The mass si
ze distribution of the fly ash was derived from weighing the BLPI substrate
films. For obtaining the multielemental composition of the fly ash as a fu
nction of particle size, the BLPI films were analyzed by both particle-indu
ced X-ray emission (PIXE) and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INA
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