Common reeds (Phragmites australis) as sustainable energy source: Experimental and modelling analysis of torrefaction and pyrolysis processes

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 367-374

  Patuzzi, Francesco ^a   Mimmo, Tanja ^a   Cesco, Stefano ^a   Gasparella, Andrea ^a   Baratieri, Marco ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Modelling; Phragmites australis; Reeds; Thermal analysis; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EQUIPMENT; BIOMASS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINETIC THEORY; MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PYROLYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DECOMPOSITION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; REEDS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCES; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; TORREFACTION;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84878679432     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12000     Document Type: Article

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