Drying efficiency and product quality of biomass drying: a review

• Published in: Drying technology Vol. 38; no. 15; pp. 2039 - 2054
• Main Authors: Yi, Junpeng, Li, Xin, He, Jian, Duan, Xu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis 02.11.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: bed dryer; Biofuels; Biomass; Biomass drying; Biomass energy production; Driers; Drying; drying efficiency; Economic impact; energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Fluidized beds; Impact analysis; laboratories; Moving beds; Pretreatment; product quality; Renewable energy; rotary drum dryer; rotary dryers; Solar dryers; solar drying

Drying is an energy-intensive pretreatment process of biomass for production of biofuels by thermo-chemical conversion. The efficiency and quality during biomass drying have a significant impact on the economy and sustainability of bioenergy plants. In this review, recent development of conventional...