Modeling kinetics-transport interactions during biomass torrefaction: The effects of temperature, particle size, and moisture content

Fuel

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 216-229

  Bates, Richard B ^a   Ghoniem, Ahmed F ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Heat and mass transfer; Modeling; Pyrolysis; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DRYING; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; MODELS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PYROLYSIS;

EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HEAT TRANSFER LIMITATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE DRYING; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; TORREFACTION; MODEL KINETICS;

TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS;

EID: 84906513965     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.07.047     Document Type: Article

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