Torrefaction of woody biomass (Juniper and Mesquite) using inert and non-inert gases

Fuel

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 379-388

  Eseltine, Dustin ^a   Thanapal, Siva Sankar ^a   Annamalai, Kalyan ^a   Ranjan, Devesh ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; TGA; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVE THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; FUEL PROPERTIES; GRINDABILITIES; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; RESIDENCE TIME; TGA; TORREFACTION; VOLATILE SPECIES;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; NITROGEN; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

INERT GASES;

EID: 84879808843     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.04.085     Document Type: Article

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