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Modeling Size Reduction and Fractionation for Cellulosic Feedstock

Modeling Size Reduction and Fractionation for Cellulosic Feedstock

Ladan J. Naimi, Shahab Sokhansanj, Xiaotao T. Bi, C. Jim Lim, Anthony Ka-pong Lau, Mohammad Emami, Staffan Melin
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781466687110|ISBN10: 1466687118|EISBN13: 9781466687127
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8711-0.ch001
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Naimi, Ladan J., et al. "Modeling Size Reduction and Fractionation for Cellulosic Feedstock." Innovative Solutions in Fluid-Particle Systems and Renewable Energy Management, edited by Katia Tannous, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8711-0.ch001

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Naimi, L. J., Sokhansanj, S., Bi, X. T., Lim, C. J., Lau, A. K., Emami, M., & Melin, S. (2015). Modeling Size Reduction and Fractionation for Cellulosic Feedstock. In K. Tannous (Ed.), Innovative Solutions in Fluid-Particle Systems and Renewable Energy Management (pp. 1-26). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8711-0.ch001

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Naimi, Ladan J., et al. "Modeling Size Reduction and Fractionation for Cellulosic Feedstock." In Innovative Solutions in Fluid-Particle Systems and Renewable Energy Management, edited by Katia Tannous, 1-26. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8711-0.ch001

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Abstract

Biomass has attracted attention as a source of renewable energy. It is available in different forms such as lignocellulosic stalks of herbaceous and woody biomass. These forms of biomass should be prepared to go through bioconversion process or biofuel production. One of the major unit operations for preparation is size reduction, which increases the surface area available and breaks the structure of biomass. Size reduction is energy intensive and an expensive step of feedstock preparation. The characteristics of ground particles are the result of interactions between material properties and the modes of size reduction like shear, impact, and attrition. The fundamentals of size reduction of fibrous biomass are not well understood. This chapter summarizes the latest studies on modeling of size reduction of lignocellulosic and woody biomass.

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