Gasification of raw and torrefied cotton gin wastes in an auger system

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 405-414

  Sadaka, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Cotton gin wastes; Gasification; Thermochemical; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; COLD GAS EFFICIENCY; COTTON GIN WASTE; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; STANDARD TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; THERMOCHEMICAL; TORREFACTION;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AUGERS; CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; GASES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTES;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84881333034     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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