Thermochemical characterisation of agricultural wastes from West Africa

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 199-203

  Titiloye, James O ^a   Abu Bakar, Muhammad S ^a   Odetoye, Temitope E ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agricultural residue; Biomass waste; TGA; Thermochemical characterisation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS; BIOMASS WASTES; DERIVATIVE THERMOGRAVIMETRY; STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION; TGA; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS; THERMOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

HARDWOODS; LIGNIN; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; COCOA; CROP RESIDUE; LIGNIN; MAIZE; MOISTURE CONTENT; RECYCLING; RICE; SHELL; STRAW; SUGAR CANE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

BIOMASS; GRAVIMETRY; HARDWOODS; LIGNINS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WASTES;

WEST AFRICA;

JATROPHA CURCAS; MORINGA; PARINARI; THEOBROMA CACAO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876343328     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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