Assessing the integration of torrefaction into wood pellet production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 216-225

  Mobini, Mahdi ^a   Meyer, Jörn Christian ^b   Trippe, Frederik ^b   Sowlati, Taraneh ^a   Fröhling, Magnus ^b   Schultmann, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Forest biomass; Simulation modeling; Supply chain analysis; Torrefaction; Wood pellets

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; INTEGRATION; SUPPLY CHAINS; WOOD;

BIO-ENERGY; FOREST BIOMASS; SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS; TORREFACTION; WOOD PELLET;

PELLETIZING;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; PELLETING; SIMULATION; WOOD;

EID: 84904254823     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.071     Document Type: Article

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