Steam explosion of oil palm residues for the production of durable pellets

Applied Energy

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 160-166

  Lam, Pak Sui ^a   Lam, Pak Yiu ^a   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^a,b   Lim, C Jim ^a   Bi, Xiaotao T ^a   Stephen, James D ^c,d   Pribowo, Amadeus ^a,d   Mabee, Warren E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d TorchLight Bioresources Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compression energy; Density; Empty fruit bunch; Palm kernel shell; Pellet; Steam explosion

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXPLOSIONS; EXTRUSION; FRUITS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PALM OIL; STEAM;

COMPRESSION ENERGY; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; PALM KERNEL SHELLS; PELLET; STEAM EXPLOSION;

PELLETIZING;

CONIFEROUS TREE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; HEATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; VOLATILIZATION;

ELAEIS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84920264997     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.12.029     Document Type: Article

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