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Steam treatment of four softwood species and bark to produce torrefied wood

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  • Tooyserkani, Zahra
  • Sokhansanj, Shahab
  • Bi, Xiaotao
  • Lim, Jim
  • Lau, Anthony
  • Saddler, Jack
  • Kumar, Linoj
  • Lam, Pak Sui
  • Melin, Staffan

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Debarked samples from three wood species (Spruce, Douglas-fir and Pine) and Douglas-fir bark were treated with saturated steam at 220°C for 5min. The objective was to quantify physical and compositional properties of the treated biomass that would affect on the degree of carbonization (torrefaction) of softwood particles. The resulting data indicated that the calorific value increases as a result of steam treatment; the highest increase was 26.0% for Spruce, from 18.7MJ/kg to 23.6MJ/kg. The corresponding carbon content of the treated Spruce increased from 46.5% to 57.0%. The equilibrium moisture content of the treated wood, placed in a chamber at 90% relative humidity and 30°C air for 180min, dropped from around 0.103 (decimal dry basis) (before treatment) to about 0.045 (decimal dry basis) for Spruce treated particles. Bulk density of Spruce particles increased the most from 87kg/m3 to 129kg/m3 after steam treatment. The bulk density of Douglas-fir bark decreased from 310kg/m3 to 275kg/m3 upon steam treatment. The increased values in calorific values, hydrophobicity, carbon content and dark brownish color indicated a mild degree of torrefaction of biomass when compared to the corresponding values of treated biomass at temperatures of 280°C.

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  • Tooyserkani, Zahra & Sokhansanj, Shahab & Bi, Xiaotao & Lim, Jim & Lau, Anthony & Saddler, Jack & Kumar, Linoj & Lam, Pak Sui & Melin, Staffan, 2013. "Steam treatment of four softwood species and bark to produce torrefied wood," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 514-521.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:103:y:2013:i:c:p:514-521
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.10.016
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