Comparison of Chemical Composition and Energy Property of Torrefied Switchgrass and Corn Stover

Frontiers in Energy Research

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2015, Pages

  Tumuluru, Jaya Shankar ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Corn stover; Energy property; Mathematical model; Switchgrass; Torrefaction temperature and time

Indexed keywords

CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBON; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CORN STOVER; ENERGY PROPERTY; SWITCHGRASS; TORREFACTION TEMPERATURE AND TIME;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 85062196981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2015.00046     Document Type: Article

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