Availability and physical properties of residues from major agricultural crops for energy conversion through thermochemical processes

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 312-321

  Zhang, Yaning ^a,b   Ghaly, A E ^a   Li, Bingxi ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Availability; Bulk density; Coffee husk; Corn stalk; Cotton stalk; Moisture content; Particle size; Physical property; Plant residues; Porosity; Rice straw; Soybean stalk; Sugarcane stalk; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865143506     PISSN: 15574989     EISSN: 15574997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajabssp.2012.312.321     Document Type: Article

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