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Densification Impact on Raw, Chemically and Thermally Pretreated Biomass: Physical Properties and Biofuels Production

Densification Impact on Raw, Chemically and Thermally Pretreated Biomass: Physical Properties and Biofuels Production

Tumuluru, Jaya Shankar

Hardcover

Series: Sustainable Chemistry

Technology & EngineeringZoology

ISBN10: 1800613784
ISBN13: 9781800613782
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
Published: Jun 28 2023
Pages: 348
Weight: 1.39
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

First-generation ethanol plants did not have many operational challenges as the feedstocks (e.g., corn) used for fuel production are dense, stable, storable, and shippable commodity-type products with fewer conversion challenges. These feedstock properties led the first-generation large-scale biorefineries to grow exponentially. In the second-generation biofuels, the feedstocks used are agricultural and forest residues, dedicated energy crops, industrial wastes, and municipal solid waste. When the industry tested these feedstocks for biofuel production, they faced flowability, storage, transportation, and conversion issues. One way to overcome some of the feeding, handling, transportation, and variable moisture challenges is to densify the biomass. Pellet mills and briquette presses are commonly used to produce densified products. The densified products have uniform size, shape, higher bulk density, and better downstream conversion performance. Also, the densified products are aerobically stable and can be stored for longer durations without any loss in quality.

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