Sorption equilibrium moisture characteristics of selected corn stover components

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1449-1460

  Igathinathane, C ^a   Womac, A R ^a   Sokhansanj, S ^b   Pordesimo, L O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Instrumentation and Sensing Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Corn; Equilibrium; Isotherms; Moisture content; Relative humidity; Sorption; Storage; Stover

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOMASS; FEEDSTOCKS; ISOTHERMS; SORPTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIOENERGY; EQUILIBRIUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY (ERH); SHELF LIFE; STOVER;

CROPS;

SORPTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 26844435762     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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