Torrefaction/biochar production by microwave and conventional slow pyrolysis - comparison of energy properties

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 144-152

  Gronnow, Mark J ^a   Budarin, Vitaliy L ^a   Mašek, Ondřej ^b   Crombie, Kyle N ^b   Brownsort, Peter A ^b   Shuttleworth, Peter S ^c   Hurst, Peter R ^a   Clark, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochar; Bioenergy; Calorific value; Microwave; Pyrolysis; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

BIO CHARS; BIO-ENERGY; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY PROPERTY; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROWAVE PYROLYSIS; TORREFACTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84874300699     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12021     Document Type: Article

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