Moisture sorption isotherm study of Sitka spruce, larch, willow and miscanthus chips and stems

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 474-481

  Fitzpatrick, John J ^a   O'Sullivan, Conor ^a   Boylan, Hugh ^a   Cribben, Orla ^a   Costello, Donal ^a   Cronin, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SORPTION;

AMBIENT DRYING; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENTS; FOREST THINNINGS; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; MOISTURE SORPTION ISOTHERMS; SATURATED SALT SOLUTION; SHORT ROTATION PLANTATION; SORPTION ISOTHERMS;

MOISTURE;

LARIX; MISCANTHUS; PICEA SITCHENSIS; SALIX;

EID: 84879838376     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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