A gas-pressurized torrefaction method for biomass wastes

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 173, Issue , 2018, Pages 29-36

  Tong, Shan ^a   Xiao, Li ^a   Li, Xian ^a,b   Zhu, Xianqing ^a   Liu, Huan ^a   Luo, Guangqian ^a   Worasuwannarak, Nakorn ^c   Kerdsuwan, Somrat ^c   Fungtammasan, Bundit ^b   Yao, Hong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gas pressurized; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON; CELLULOSE; DECOMPOSITION; GASES;

AROMATIZATION REACTIONS; CARBON CONTENT; HIGH HEATING VALUES; REACTION MECHANISM; SECONDARY REACTIONS; THERMAL CONVERSION; TORREFACTION; VOLATILE MATTERS;

BIOMASS;

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; BIOMASS; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CONVERSION; GAS; RICE STRAW; WASTES;

EID: 85050291358     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.07.051     Document Type: Article

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