Net energy ratio for the production of steam pretreated biomass-based pellets

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 286-297

  Shahrukh, Hassan ^a   Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Ghiasi, Bahman ^b   Kumar, Linoj ^b   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Energy balance; NER; Pellets; Process model; Steam pretreatment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENERGY BALANCE; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; NER; NET ENERGY RATIOS; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; PROCESS MODELING; PRODUCTION PROCESS; STEAM PRE TREATMENTS;

STEAM;

BIOMASS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84935024311     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: 1873-2909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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