Ultrasonic-vibration assisted pelleting for cellulosic ethanol manufacturing: An experimental investigation of power consumption

ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 295-303

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Zhang, Pengfei ^a   Pei, Z J ^a   Wilson, Jonathan ^b   McKinney, Leland ^b   Pritchett, Graham ^a  

^a Kansas State University   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cellulosic biomass; Ethanol; Pellet; Power consumption; Ultrasonic vibration

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; MANUFACTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PELLETIZING; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LOWER-POWER CONSUMPTION; PELLET; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; ULTRASONIC VIBRATION; ULTRASONIC VIBRATION-ASSISTED PELLETING;

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL;

EID: 84869178497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/imece2011-64307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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