Global degradation kinetics of wood and agricultural residues in air

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 555-561

  Di Blasi, Colomba ^a   Branca, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Kinetics; Oxidative degradation; Wood

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AIR; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; COMBUSTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; LIGNIN; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORIZATION; WOOD;

CHARS; DEVOLATILIZATION RATES; HEMICELLULOSE; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; THERMAL BEHAVIOR;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 0032636016     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450770316     Document Type: Article

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