Structural and chemical modifications of typical South African biomasses during torrefaction

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 202, Issue , 2016, Pages 192-197

  Mafu, Lihle D ^a   Neomagus, Hein W J P ^a   Everson, Raymond C ^a   Carrier, Marion ^b   Strydom, Christien A ^a   Bunt, John R ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; CP MAS 13C NMR; Torrefaction; XRD

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

AROMATIC FRACTION; BIOMASS SAMPLES; CARBON LATTICES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; SWEET SORGHUM BAGASSE; TORREFACTION; XRD;

BIOMASS;

BAGASSE; HEMICELLULOSE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PYROLYSIS; SURFACE AREA; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SORGHUM; SOUTH AFRICAN; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SURFACE AREA; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOUTH AFRICA; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WOOD;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; CELLULOSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIGNIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SORGHUM; SOUTH AFRICA; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WOOD;

EID: 84949980924     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.12.007     Document Type: Article

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