@article{38cdead8408b462b85b2efc283f6764f,
title = "Characterization of biomass waste torrefaction under conventional and microwave heating",
abstract = "To evaluate the potential of microwave heating for biomass torrefaction, the torrefaction performances and energy utilization of coffee grounds and microalga residue, under conventional and microwave heating were investigated and compared with each other. For the two biomass samples, the dehydrogenation of the coffee grounds was more sensitive to torrefaction severity, whereas the microalga residue consumed more energy under the same torrefaction conditions. Microwave heating under lower torrefaction severity had a higher energy efficiency. As regard to the lower solid yields or higher torrefaction severity, the energy efficiency of microwave heating was close to that of conventional heating, irrespective of the feedstocks. This revealed the comparable energy consumption state between the two heating modes. Accordingly, it is concluded that microwave torrefaction is more efficient for biomass upgrading and densification than conventional torrefaction.",
author = "Ho, {Shih Hsin} and Congyu Zhang and Chen, {Wei Hsin} and Ying Shen and Chang, {Jo Shu}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment ( Harbin Institute of Technology ) (No. 2016TS07 ) and the Project of Thousand Youth Talents. The authors also acknowledge the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Technology , Taiwan, R.O.C., under the grant number MOST 106-2923-E-006-002-MY3 . We also thanks to Mr. Shen Yuanxing, a master degree candidate of College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University , for him assistance on this work. Funding Information: This work was supported by the State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (Harbin Institute of Technology) (No. 2016TS07) and the Project of Thousand Youth Talents. The authors also acknowledge the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C., under the grant number MOST 106-2923-E-006-002-MY3. We also thanks to Mr. Shen Yuanxing, a master degree candidate of College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, for him assistance on this work. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2018",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.047",
language = "English",
volume = "264",
pages = "7--16",
journal = "Agricultural Wastes",
issn = "0960-8524",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}
