From olive waste to solid biofuel through hydrothermal carbonisation: The role of temperature and solid load on secondary char formation and hydrochar energy properties

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 124, Issue , 2017, Pages 63-72

  Volpe, Maurizio ^a   Fiori, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Hydrothermal carbonization; Olive waste; Secondary char; Solid biofuel; Wet torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBON; FORESTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; THERMOCHEMISTRY; TRIMMING;

AGRO-INDUSTRIAL WASTES; HIGH REACTION TEMPERATURES; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SECONDARY CHAR; SOLID BIO-FUELS; WET TORREFACTION;

CARBONIZATION;

EID: 85014100413     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.02.022     Document Type: Article

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