Effect of torrefaction on the properties of rice straw high temperature pyrolysis char: Pore structure, aromaticity and gasification activity

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 228, Issue , 2017, Pages 241-249

  Chen, Handing ^a   Chen, Xueli ^a   Qin, Yueqiang ^a   Wei, Juntao ^a   Liu, Haifeng ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gasification activity; Graphitization; Pyrolysis; Surface area; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GASIFICATION; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITIZATION; PORE STRUCTURE;

BET SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE EVOLUTION; GASIFICATION ACTIVITIES; GRAPHITIZATION DEGREE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE AREA; TORREFACTION;

PYROLYSIS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; NITROGEN; WATER; BIOCHAR; FRAGRANCE; GAS;

BIOCHAR; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL METHOD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PYROLYSIS; RICE; STRAW;

ADSORPTION; AROMA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASIFICATION; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; STRAW; SURFACE AREA; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TORREFACTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GAS; HEAT; ORYZA; POROSITY; PROCEDURES; SOLUBILITY;

ADSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; GASES; HOT TEMPERATURE; NITROGEN; ODORANTS; ORYZA; POROSITY; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

EID: 85008395774     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.12.074     Document Type: Article

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