Combined effects of torrefaction and pelletization parameters on the quality of pellets produced from torrefied biomass

Applied Energy

Volumn 191, Issue , 2017, Pages 414-424

  Rudolfsson, Magnus ^a   Borén, Eleonora ^b   Pommer, Linda ^b   Nordin, Anders ^b   Lestander, Torbjörn Albert ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Degradation products; Durability; Fines; Moisture; Pine; Press channel lengths

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; FORESTRY; LINEAR REGRESSION; MOISTURE; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); WOOD PRODUCTS;

CHANNEL LENGTH; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FINES; FRICTION PROPERTIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; PINE; TORREFACTION AND PELLETIZATIONS;

PELLETIZING;

BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DURABILITY; FRICTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; PYROLYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME; WOOD;

BIOMASS; DURABILITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PELLETS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; WOOD PROPERTIES;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 85011838819     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.01.035     Document Type: Article

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