@article {763976,
	title = {Torrefaction of different parts from a corn stalk and its effect on the characterization of products},
	journal = {Industrial Crops and Products},
	volume = {92},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {26-33},
	abstract = {<p class="p1" style="text-align: left;">
	Torrefaction of biomass can reduce its undesirable properties\&nbsp;for the subsequent thermochemical application. After separating a Chinese\&nbsp;corn stalk into four parts (leaf, stem, root, and cob), torrefaction was\&nbsp;performed at temperatures of 200, 250, and 300 {\textdegree}C respectively. The\&nbsp;structural and components differences of various parts were analyzed,\&nbsp;along with the solid, gas, and liquid products. The study showed that the\&nbsp;root was the most sensitive to heat and the cob showed the biggest\&nbsp;increase in CO2 and CO yields with the increase temperature, due to their\&nbsp;different content of hemicellulose and cellulose. The torrefaction\&nbsp;temperature of 250 {\textdegree}C was especially significant for the formation of\&nbsp;acids. Liquid product from the leaf was simpler in composition and lower\&nbsp;in yield due to higher content of organic extractives and ash. Generally,\&nbsp;various parts have different torrefaction properties due to the\&nbsp;differences in chemical composition and cellular structure. And with the\&nbsp;thermochemical application of biomass were more widely used in the\&nbsp;chemical industry especially fine chemical industry, screening and\&nbsp;classification may be necessary.
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},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669016304708},
	author = {Mei, Yanyang and Qingfeng Che and Yang, Qing and Christopher Draper and Yang, Haiping and Shihong Zhang and Chen, Hanping}
}
