Isothermal and non-isothermal torrefaction characteristics and kinetics of microalga Scenedesmus obliquus CNW-N

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 245-251

  Chen, Wei Hsin ^a   Wu, Zih Ying ^a   Chang, Jo Shu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomass and microalgae; Isothermal and non isothermal torrefaction; Kinetics; Pyrolysis; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALGAE; ENZYME KINETICS; KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC H/C RATIO; DECOMPOSITION RATE; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; MICRO-ALGAE; NONISOTHERMAL; PRE-TREATMENT; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS; WEIGHT LOSS;

ISOTHERMS;

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ISOTHERM; MICROALGA; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ACUTODESMUS OBLIQUUS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY; HEATING; KINETICS; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMICAL MODEL; HEAT; METABOLISM; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SCENEDESMUS;

BIOPHYSICS; HOT TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SCENEDESMUS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84892876600     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.116     Document Type: Article

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