Biomass torrefaction: Modeling of reaction thermochemistry
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Mathematical models of torrefaction 2 Reaction thermochemistry v10 SUBMITTED.pdf
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Author(s)
Bates, Richard B
Ghoniem, Ahmed F
Date Issued
January 2013
Journal
Bioresource Technology
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
Bates, Richard B., and Ahmed F. Ghoniem. "Biomass torrefaction: Modeling of reaction thermochemistry." Bioresource Technology 134 (April 2013), pp. 331-340.
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
Based on the evolution of volatile and solid products predicted by a previous model for willow torrefaction (Bates and Ghoniem, 2012) a thermochemical model has been developed to describe their thermal, chemical, and physical properties as well as the rates of heat release. The first stage of torrefaction, associated with hemicellulose decomposition, is exothermic releasing between 40 and 280 kJ/kginitial. The second stage is associated with the decomposition of the remaining lignocellulosic components, completes over a longer period, and is predicted to be either endothermic or exothermic depending on the temperature and assumed solid properties. Cumulative heat release increases with the degree of torrefaction quantified by the mass loss. The rate of mass loss and rate of heat release increase with higher temperatures. The higher heating value of volatiles produced during torrefaction was estimated to be between 4.4 and 16 MJ/kg increasing with the level of mass loss.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.158
