An Investigation into the Impact of Reaction Temperature on Various Parameters during Torrefaction of Sugarcane Bagasse Relevant to Gasification

Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Anukam, Anthony ^a   Mamphweli, Sampson ^a   Reddy, Prashant ^b   Okoh, Omobola ^a   Meyer, Edson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

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EID: 84953911564     PISSN: 20909063     EISSN: 20909071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/235163     Document Type: Article

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