Torrefaction and low-temperature carbonization of woody biomass: Evaluation of fuel characteristics of the products

Energy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 676-685

  Park, Sang Woo ^a   Jang, Cheol Hyeon ^a   Baek, Kyung Ryul ^b   Yang, Jae Kyung ^b  

^a Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

^b Cheongyang Provincial College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbonization; Combustion characteristics; Thermal treatment; Torrefaction; Woody biomass

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS; CARBONIZATION; COAL; COAL CARBONIZATION; FUEL GAGES; HEAT TREATMENT; REACTION RATES; TEMPERATURE;

BLEND RATIOS; CHAR COMBUSTION; COCOMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION RATE; DEVOLATILIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMOGRAVIMETRIC; ENERGY YIELDS; FUEL CHARACTERISTICS; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW-TEMPERATURE CARBONIZATION; TORREFACTION; WOODY BIOMASS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL; LOW TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VOLATILIZATION; WOOD;

EID: 84865429575     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.07.024     Document Type: Article

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