Characteristics and properties of torrefied biomass pellets from Gmelina arborea and Dipterix panamensis at different times;Características y propiedades de pellets de biomasa torrefaccionada de Gmelina arborea y Dipterix panamensis a diferentes tiempos

Revista Chapingo, Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 325-337

  Gaitán Álvarez, Johanna ^a   Moya, Roger ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Compression resistance; Density profile; Fuel; X rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987701004     PISSN: 20073828     EISSN: 20074018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5154/r.rchscfa.2015.09.044     Document Type: Article

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