Chemical, structural and combustion characteristics of carbonaceous products obtained by hydrothermal carbonization of palm empty fruit bunches

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 135, Issue , 2013, Pages 683-689

  Parshetti, Ganesh K ^a   Kent Hoekman, S ^b   Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Co combustion; Energy densification; Hydrochar; Hydrothermal carbonization

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL; FRUITS; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; COCOMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROCHAR; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; PALM OIL EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH; PRETREATMENT TEMPERATURE; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSES (TGA);

COAL COMBUSTION;

CARBON; COAL; PALM OIL;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COAL; COMBUSTION; DEHYDRATION; FRUIT; MONOCOTYLEDON; POWER GENERATION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMBUSTION; DECARBOXYLATION; DENSITY; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH; ENERGY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRUIT; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARECACEAE; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CHARCOAL; COAL; FRUIT; HOT TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; WATER;

EID: 84876463689     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.09.042     Document Type: Article

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