Modelling anhydrous weight loss of wood chips during torrefaction in a pilot kiln

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 602-609

  Repellin, Vincent ^a   Govin, Alexandre ^a   Rolland, Matthieu ^b   Guyonnet, René ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Heat treatment; Reaction kinetics; Torrefaction; Wood chips; Wood fuels

Indexed keywords

GOOD CORRELATIONS; INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL MEANINGS; SIMPLE MODEL; SPRUCE CHIPS; TEMPERATURE CURVES; THREE MODELS; TORREFACTION; WEIGHT LOSS; WOOD CHIP; WOOD CHIPS;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; FURNACES; HEAT TREATMENT; KILNS; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

WOOD FUELS;

BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; FUELWOOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEIGHT;

CHIPS; FUELS; FURNACES; HEAT TREATMENT; KILNS; REACTION KINETICS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FAGUS; PICEA;

EID: 77951024799     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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