Thermal pretreatment of wood (Lauan) block by torrefaction and its influence on the properties of the biomass

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3012-3021

  Chen, Wei Hsin ^a   Hsu, Huan Chun ^a   Lu, Ke Miao ^b   Lee, Wen Jhy ^b   Lin, Ta Chang ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Condensed liquid; Gas chromatography Mass spectrometry (GC MS); Grindability; Heterocyclic hydrocarbons; Monoaromatics; Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA); Torrefaction; Woody biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; WOOD;

CONDENSED LIQUID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY- MASS SPECTROMETRY (GC-MS); GRINDABILITIES; HETEROCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS; MONOAROMATICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS (TGA); TORREFACTION; WOODY BIOMASS;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; CONDENSATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEATING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WOOD;

BIOMASS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAVIMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WOOD;

EID: 79955670513     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.02.045     Document Type: Article

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