Microwave dielectric characterization of Saudi Arabian date palm biomass during pyrolysis and at industrial frequencies

Fuel

Volumn 161, Issue , 2015, Pages 239-247

  Sait, Hani H ^a   Salema, Arshad Adam ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Date palm biomass; Dielectric properties; Frequency; Microwave; Pyrolysis; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

CAVITY PERTURBATION METHOD; DATE PALM; FREQUENCY; MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION; MICROWAVE PROCESSING; MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY; MODEL AND SIMULATION; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

MICROWAVE MATERIALS PROCESSING;

EID: 84941066330     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2015.08.058     Document Type: Article

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