Pyrolysis and Combustion Kinetics of Raw and Carbonized Cottonwood and Switchgrass Agroforests

Raw biomass is not commonly suitable as feedstock for existing power plants, mainly because of the substantial required infrastructural changes. As a result, most raw feedstock requires pre-treatment to improve its physical and thermal characteristics. Biomass carbonization is one of the pre-treatme...

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Main Authors: Sammy Sadaka, Hal Liechty, Matt Pelkki, Michael Blazier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2015-06-01
Series:BioResources
Subjects:
TGA
Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_3_4498_Sadaka_Pyrolysis_Combustion_Kinetics