Biomass conversion through torrefaction

Technologies for Converting Biomass to Useful Energy: Combustion, Gasification, Pyrolysis, Torrefaction and Fermentation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 217-244

  Nordin, Anders ^a   Pommer, Linda ^a   Nordwaeger, Martin ^a   Olofsson, Ingemar ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 85019689584     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b14561     Document Type: Chapter

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