Roll press briquetting and pelleting of corn stover and switchgrass

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 543-555

  Kaliyan, N ^a   Morey, R V ^a   White, M D ^b   Doering, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Bepex International LLC   (United States)

^c Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI)   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Briquettes; Corn stover; Densification; Pelleting; Pellets; Roll press briquetting; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BRIQUETTES; CORN STOVER; PELLETING; PELLETS; ROLL PRESS BRIQUETTING; SWITCHGRASS;

BINDERS; BIOMASS; BRIQUETS; BRIQUETTING; CARBOHYDRATES; DURABILITY; FEEDSTOCKS; GLASS TRANSITION; HARVESTING; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PELLETIZING;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CROP RESIDUE; GRASS; MAIZE;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; PRUNUS DULCIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67049098916     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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