Biomass torrefaction technology: Techno-economic status and future prospects

Energy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 196-214

  Batidzirai, B ^a   Mignot, A P R ^a,b   Schakel, W B ^a   Junginger, H M ^a   Faaij, A P C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Roland Berger   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass; Energy; Pellets; Technological learning; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING;

ENERGETIC EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MOVING BED REACTORS; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING; TORREFACTION;

BIOMASS;

ASH; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; HEAT BALANCE; KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84886641139     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.09.035     Document Type: Article

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