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Biofuel Manufacturing from Woody Biomass: Effects of Sieve Size Used in Biomass Size Reduction
Joint Authors
Zhang, Meng
Deines, T. W.
Wang, Donghai
Pei, Z. J.
Song, Xiaoxu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Size reduction is the first step for manufacturing biofuels from woody biomass.
It is usually performed using milling machines and the particle size is controlled by the size of the sieve installed on a milling machine.
There are reported studies about the effects of sieve size on energy consumption in milling of woody biomass.
These studies show that energy consumption increased dramatically as sieve size became smaller.
However, in these studies, the sugar yield (proportional to biofuel yield) in hydrolysis of the milled woody biomass was not measured.
The lack of comprehensive studies about the effects of sieve size on energy consumption in biomass milling and sugar yield in hydrolysis process makes it difficult to decide which sieve size should be selected in order to minimize the energy consumption in size reduction and maximize the sugar yield in hydrolysis.
The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap in the literature.
In this paper, knife milling of poplar wood was conducted using sieves of three sizes (1, 2, and 4 mm).
Results show that, as sieve size increased, energy consumption in knife milling decreased and sugar yield in hydrolysis increased in the tested range of particle sizes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Meng& Song, Xiaoxu& Deines, T. W.& Pei, Z. J.& Wang, Donghai. 2012. Biofuel Manufacturing from Woody Biomass: Effects of Sieve Size Used in Biomass Size Reduction. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Meng…[et al.]. Biofuel Manufacturing from Woody Biomass: Effects of Sieve Size Used in Biomass Size Reduction. BioMed Research International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Meng& Song, Xiaoxu& Deines, T. W.& Pei, Z. J.& Wang, Donghai. Biofuel Manufacturing from Woody Biomass: Effects of Sieve Size Used in Biomass Size Reduction. BioMed Research International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-991778