Colorimetry applied to steam-treated biomass and pellets made from western douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii L.)

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 673-678

  Lam, P S ^a   Sokhansanj, S ^a,b   Bi, X T ^a   Lim, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Color; Douglas fir; Elemental composition; Multi linear regression; Pelletization; Steam treatment; Torrefaction; Wood pellets

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DOUGLAS FIR; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; MULTI-LINEAR REGRESSION; PELLETIZATION; STEAM TREATMENT; TORREFACTION; WOOD PELLET;

BIOMASS; CARBON; COLORIMETRY; HYDROGEN; PELLETIZING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STEAM; WOOD;

COLOR;

ASH; BARK; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DURABILITY; EVERGREEN TREE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOOD;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; HYDROGEN; PELLETING; PELLETS; PSEUDOTSUGA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STEAM; WOOD;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84861589920     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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