Chen, Wei-Hsin; Kuo, Po-Chih - In: Energy 36 (2011) 11, pp. 6451-6460
In recent years, torrefaction, a mild pyrolysis process carried out at the temperature range of 200–300 °C, has been considered as an effective route for improving the properties of biomass. Hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin and xylan are the basic constituents in biomass and their thermal...