Improved fuel characteristics of cotton stalk, prosopis and sugarcane bagasse through torrefaction

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 372-375

  Patel, Beena ^a   Gami, Bharat ^a   Bhimani, Hiral ^a  

^a Research and Development   (India)

Author keywords

Bio fuel; Biomass; Proximate analysis; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; BIOFUELS; CARBON; COTTON; FUELS; MOISTURE;

FUEL CHARACTERISTICS; INERT ATMOSPHERES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; PROXIMATE ANALYSIS; STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATIONS; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE; TORREFACTION; VOLATILE CONTENTS;

BIOMASS;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; HEATING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PYROLYSIS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PROSOPIS;

EID: 81455131740     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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