Microwave and slow pyrolysis biochar - Comparison of physical and functional properties

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 100, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-48

  Mašek, Ondřej ^a   Budarin, Vitaly ^b   Gronnow, Mark ^b   Crombie, Kyle ^a   Brownsort, Peter ^a   Fitzpatrick, Emma ^b   Hurst, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biochar; Microwave; Pyrolysis; Stability; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FEEDSTOCKS; MICROWAVES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

BIO CHARS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; RESIDENCE TIME; TORREFACTION; UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH; UNIVERSITY OF YORK;

PYROLYSIS;

EID: 84874106747     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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