Grinding performance and physical properties of wheat and barley straws, corn stover and switchgrass

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-352

  Mani, Sudhagar ^a   Tabil, Lope G ^a   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural crop residues; Comminution; Energy crops; Size reduction; Specific energy consumption

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYNOMIALS; STRAW;

HAMMER MILLS; MEAN DIAMETER;

AGRICULTURE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ENERGY CROP;

FRAXINUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PANICUM VIRGATUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3042808207     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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