Some characteristics of the self-heating of the large scale storage of biomass
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Heterogeneous CRD wood with high holocellulose and low lignin promotes tar and gas formation, reducing FC and chemical stability.
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- Authors
- Ashman, J. M., Jones, J. M., & Williams, A.
- Affiliations
- Drax (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Williams, A.
- Venue
- Fuel Processing Technology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-06
- Volume
- 174
- Pages
- 1-8
- ISSN
- 0378-3820 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2792721438
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5
- FWCI
- 2.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Fuel Processing Technology (publishedVersion)
- White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Drax Power Ltd.
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Ocean Engineering › Coal Properties and Utilization
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Computational Mechanics › Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media
- Keywords
- self-heating, biomass storage, wood pellets, thermal waves, ignition, fire risk, bioenergy, heat transfer modeling
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