Kinetic model for torrefaction of wood chips in a pilot-scale continuous reactor

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 109-116

  Shang, Lei ^a   Ahrenfeldt, Jesper ^a   Holm, Jens Kai ^b   Bach, Lars Stougaard ^a   Stelte, Wolfgang ^c   Henriksen, Ulrik B ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Chemical Engineering   (Denmark)

^c DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Continuous reactor; Kinetics; TGA; Torrefaction; Wood chips, Modeling

Indexed keywords

CALORIFIC VALUE; DEGRADATION; ENZYME KINETICS; FORECASTING; KINETIC PARAMETERS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PILOT PLANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

CONTINUOUS REACTORS; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; PILOT-SCALE REACTORS; SMALL-SCALE EXPERIMENT; THERMAL DEGRADATION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS; TORREFACTION; WOOD CHIP;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

CHIPS; DEGRADATION; FORECASTS; PILOT PLANTS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84903388341     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2014.05.010     Document Type: Article

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