Ultrasonic-Assisted Pelleting of Sorghum Stalk: Predictive Models for Pellet Density and Durability Using Multiple Response Surface Methodology

In the field of renewable energy, feedstock such as cellulosic biomass has been proposed as a renewable source of fuel to produce energy. However, the use of raw biomass as feedstock causes high costs in handling, transportation, and storage. Compressing raw cellulosic biomass into pellets significa...

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Main Authors: Qi Zhang, Zhenzhen Shi, Pengfei Zhang, Meng Zhang, Zhichao Li, Xi Chen, Jiping Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/5/1214