Thermophysical characterization of the seeds of invasive Chinese tallow tree: Importance for biofuel production

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 11435-11442

  Picou, Laura ^a   Boldor, Doran ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; CHINESE TALLOW TREE; ENERGY SOURCE; ENGINEERING ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; LIGNIN CONTENTS; LIPID CONTENT; OPTIMUM PROCESSING; THERMOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ULTIMATE ANALYSIS;

CELLULOSE; CHARACTERIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; LIGNIN; LIPIDS; PROTEINS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; LIPID; PROTEIN;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIFFUSIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL; INVASIVE SPECIES; SEED; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOPHILY;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EUPHORBIACEAE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

BIOFUELS; CELLULOSE; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDES; SAPIUM; SEEDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CALORIMETRY; CELLULOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; FORESTRY; FUELS; GRAVIMETRY; LIGNINS; LIPIDS; PROTEINS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 84867907473     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3023489     Document Type: Article

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