Characterisation of renewable fuels' torrefaction process with different instrumental techniques

Energy

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 259-269

  Wilk, Małgorzata ^a   Magdziarz, Aneta ^a   Kalemba, Izabela ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biomass; FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared); SEM (scanning electron microscopy); Sewage sludge; TGA (Thermogravimetric characteristic); Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; INSTRUMENTAL METHODS; INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES; THERMAL CONVERSION; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; TORREFACTION;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HEATING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WOOD;

EID: 84930870258     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.04.073     Document Type: Article

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