Torrefaction of sawdust in a fluidized bed reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 453-458

  Li, Hui ^a,b   Liu, Xinhua ^a,c   Legros, Robert ^a,d   Bi, Xiaotao T ^a   Lim, C J ^a   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^d ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass torrefaction; Fluidized bed; Heating value; Hydrophobicity; Sawdust

Indexed keywords

BED MATERIALS; ENERGY CONTENT; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; HEATING VALUE; HYDROXYL GROUPS; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SATURATED WATER; SOLID PRODUCTS; SOLIDS CIRCULATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SAWDUST;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

HEMICELLULOSE; HYDROXYL GROUP;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CELLULOSE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAWDUST; SOIL MOISTURE; TORREFACTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

ABSORPTION; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HUMIDITY; RHEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WOOD;

EID: 82455191709     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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