Energy efficient pilot-scale production of wood fuel pellets made from a raw material mix including sawdust and rapeseed cake

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4849-4854

  Ståhl, Magnus ^a   Berghel, Jonas ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Additive; Drying; Energy efficiency; Quality; Rapeseed cake; Wood fuel pellets

Indexed keywords

BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES; BULK DENSITY; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; DIE PRESSURE; DIE TEMPERATURES; ENERGY EFFICIENT; KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY; LOAD CURRENTS; MECHANICAL DURABILITY; MIXED FUEL; PELLET PRODUCTION; PILOT SCALE; PILOT-SCALE PRODUCTION; PINE SAWDUST; RAPESEED CAKE; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS;

ADDITIVES; DRYING; DURABILITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; IMAGE QUALITY; OILSEEDS; PELLETIZING; PETROLEUM REFINING; VEGETABLE OILS; WOOD FUELS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HERB; PRESSURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SWEDEN;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 82155162388     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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