Impact of torrefaction on properties of Miscanthus × giganteus relevant to gasification

Fuel

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 189-197

  Xue, Gang ^a   Kwapinska, Marzena ^a   Kwapinski, Witold ^a   Czajka, Krzysztof M ^a,b   Kennedy, James ^a,c   Leahy, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biomass pretreatment; Fuel properties; Gasification; Miscanthus; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; BIOMASS;

BIOMASS PRE TREATMENTS; FUEL PROPERTIES; GASIFICATION REACTIVITY; MISCANTHUS; POROUS STRUCTURES; PRETREATMENT METHODS; THERMAL CONVERSION; TORREFACTION;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84892522238     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.12.022     Document Type: Article

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