Pelletised fuel production from palm kernel cake

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 609-615

  Razuan, R ^a   Finney, K N ^a   Chen, Q ^a   Sharifi, V N ^a   Swithenbank, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binders; Biomass; Fuel processing; Palm kernel cake; Pelletisation

Indexed keywords

FUEL MOISTURE; FUEL MOISTURE CONTENT; FUEL PROCESSING; FUEL PRODUCTION; PALM KERNEL CAKE; PALM OIL; PELLET PRODUCTION; PELLETISATION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; WASTE MATERIALS;

BINDERS; BIOMASS; CAUSTIC SODA; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUELS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MOISTURE; ORE PELLETS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VEGETABLE OILS;

PELLETIZING;

EID: 78751647877     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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