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dc.contributor.author Supunsala, SDS
dc.contributor.author Abeysiriwardana, AMSW
dc.contributor.author Gunarathne, RMDS
dc.contributor.editor Rathnasiri, PG
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-21T06:09:29Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-21T06:09:29Z
dc.date.issued 2020-03
dc.identifier.citation **** en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/20574
dc.description.abstract Biomass torrefaction is a thermochemical pretreatment process at a temperature range of 200-3000C in an inert environment. Moisture and hemicellulose are released during the process resulting in an energy densified solid fuel. In this research, rubberwood is used to make torrefied wood inside a batch reactor. Temperature and the residence time are the two operating variables optimized. 250, 275 and 300 are considered as the experimentation temperatures kept at residence times of 30, 45 and 60min. A mass loss of 12% for rubberwood was observed. It can be observed that the higher heating value (HHV) increases with the increase of torrefaction conditions. From the experimentation results it can be concluded that the torrefaction conditions of 3000C, 60min gives the optimum results. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Department of Chemical & Process Engineering University of Moratuwa en_US
dc.subject Biomass torrefaction en_US
dc.subject Optimization en_US
dc.subject Rubberwood en_US
dc.title Optimization of the torrefaction process for rubberwood en_US
dc.type Conference-Extended-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Chemical and Process Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.year 2020 en_US
dc.identifier.conference ChemECon 2020 – Solutions Worth Spreading en_US
dc.identifier.place Katubedda en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 12-13 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of ChemECon 2020 – Solutions Worth Spreading en_US
dc.identifier.email sachinissenadheera@gmail.com en_US


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