Pelleting characteristics of selected biomass with and without steam explosion pretreatment

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 62-79

  Adapa, Phani ^a   Tabil, Lope ^a   Schoenau, Greg ^a   Opoku, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biomass; Density; Durability; Pelleting; Pretreatment; Specific energy; Steam explosion

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79551514763     PISSN: 19346344     EISSN: 19346352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2010.03.062-079     Document Type: Article

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