Characterization of pellets from industrial tomato residues

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 700-706

  Ruiz Celma, A ^a   Cuadros, F ^a   Lopez Rodriguez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization; Durability; Industrial residue tomato; Pellets

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS MATERIALS; BIOMASS WASTES; BULK DENSITY; ENERGY DENSITY; FEEDING MATERIAL; FINAL MOISTURE CONTENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; FUEL SUPPLY; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL RESIDUES; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; LYCOPENES; OPERATING PROBLEMS; OPERATING RANGES; PARTICLE DENSITIES; RESIDUAL BIOMASS; STORAGE PERIODS; SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION; THERMAL APPLICATIONS; WASTE SAMPLES;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CHARACTERIZATION; DURABILITY; FRUITS; HARDNESS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; ORE PELLETS; SEED; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

PELLETIZING;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84867536672     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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