Ultrasonic vibration-assisted pelleting of wheat straw: A predictive model for pellet density using response surface methodology

Biofuels

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 259-267

  Fan, Kangqi ^a,b   Zhang, Pengfei ^b   Pei, Z J ^b  

^a XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS DENSITY; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; CYLINDER PRESSURES; HIGH COSTS; LIQUID BIOFUELS; LOW DENSITY; PREDICTIVE MODELS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; STORAGE COSTS; ULTRASONIC POWER; WHEAT STRAWS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; LIQUIDS; MANUFACTURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

PELLETIZING;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84860661780     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bfs.12.20     Document Type: Article

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