Rheological modification of corn stover biomass at high solids concentrations

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 649-665

  Samaniuk, Joseph R ^a   Scott, C Tim ^b   Root, Thatcher W ^a   Klingenberg, Daniel J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn stover; Lignocellulosic biomass; Mixing; Polymer; Rheological modifier; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE CONCENTRATIONS; BINGHAM MODEL; CORN STOVER; DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTION; DRY BIOMASS; FINE PARTICLES; HIGH-SOLIDS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; NON-MONOTONIC DEPENDENCE; PLASTIC VISCOSITY; RHEOLOGICAL MODIFIERS; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS;

ADDITIVES; BIOMASS; MIXING; POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; YIELD STRESS;

WATERWORKS;

EID: 84860347222     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.3702101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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