Chemical and cellulose crystallite changes in Pinus radiata during torrefaction

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-98

  Hill, Stefan J ^a   Grigsby, Warren J ^a   Hall, Peter W ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Moisture content; Softwood; Solid state NMR; Torrefaction; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE CRYSTALLITES; CELLULOSE CRYSTALS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; PINUS RADIATA; PINUS RADIATA WOOD; SOLID STATE NMR; THERMO-CHEMICAL; TORREFACTION;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTALLITES; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGNIN; MOISTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOFTWOODS; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS TREE; CRYSTALLINITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGNIN; POLYMERIZATION; THERMOCHEMISTRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CELLULOSE; LIGNINS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOFTWOODS; WATER REPELLENCE; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 84878543699     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.04.025     Document Type: Article

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