Comparison of the effect of wet and dry torrefaction on chemical structure and pyrolysis behavior of corncobs

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 176, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-22

  Zheng, Anqing ^a   Zhao, Zengli ^a   Chang, Sheng ^a   Huang, Zhen ^a   Zhao, Kun ^a   Wei, Guoqiang ^a   He, Fang ^a   Li, Haibin ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Dry torrefaction; Fast pyrolysis; Hydrothermal pretreatment; Wet torrefaction

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ACID-INSOLUBLE LIGNINS; CARBONACEOUS RESIDUES; FAST PYROLYSIS; HIGH PRESSURE REACTORS; HYDROTHERMAL PRETREATMENT; PYROLYSIS GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; TREATMENT TEMPERATURE; WET TORREFACTION;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL);

CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LEVOGLUCOSAN; LIGNIN; 1,6-ANHYDRO-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSE; BIOFUEL; GLUCOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER;

ALKALI METAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; MAIZE; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNCOB; CROSS LINKING; DRY TORREFACTION; MAIZE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WET TORREFACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PLANT; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLUCOSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRESSURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84911444286     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.157     Document Type: Article

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