Stump torrefaction for bioenergy application

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 539-546

  Tran, Khanh Quang ^a   Luo, Xun ^b   Seisenbaeva, Gulaim ^b   Jirjis, Raida ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass pretreatment; Biomass torrefaction; Poplar biomass; Spruce stump

Indexed keywords

FEEDSTOCKS; FUELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS PRE TREATMENTS; FIXED BED REACTOR; FUEL PROPERTIES; NORWAY SPRUCE STUMPS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SPRUCE STUMP; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC;

BIOMASS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; DICOTYLEDON; FUELWOOD; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84884202754     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.12.053     Document Type: Article

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