Comparison of different methods for the determination of moisture content in biomass

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 929-934

  Samuelsson, Robert ^a   Burvall, Jan ^a   Jirjis, Raida ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass; Freeze drying; Moisture determination; Oven drying; Volatile organic compounds (VOC); Xylene distillation

Indexed keywords

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; OVEN DRY METHOD; SOLID BIOFUELS;

DISTILLATION; DRYING; FREEZING; MOISTURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; DISTILLATION; DRYING; FREEZING; MOISTURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

BIOMASS; DISTILLATION; FREEZE DRYING; MOISTURE CONTENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33749623179     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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