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The authors declare that they have no known competing for producing industrial quality pellets. Fuel.
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paper. 8. García R, González-Vázquez MP, Pevida C, Rubiera F.
Pelletization properties of raw and torrefied pine sawdust:
Author contributions Effect of co-pelletization, temperature, moisture content
and glycerol addition. Fuel. 2018;215:290-297.
doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.027
Conceptualization: Zhongjia Chen, Zhiyuan Ma 9. Gil MV, Oulego P, Casal MD, Pevida C, Pis JJ, Rubiera F.
Formal analysis: Zhuoying Chen, Zhongsai Li Mechanical durability and combustion characteristics
Funding acquisition: Zhongjia Chen of pellets from biomass blends. Bioresour Technol.
Investigation: Zhongjia Chen, Zhiyuan Ma, Zhongsai 2010;101(22):8859-8867.
Li doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.062
Methodology: Zhuoying Chen, Zhiyuan Ma 10. Chen WS, Chang FC, Shen YH, Tsai MS. The
Writing – original draft: Zhuoying Chen, Zhongsai Li characteristics of organic sludge/sawdust derived fuel.
Writing – review & editing: Xiangyue Yuan Bioresour Technol. 2011;102(9):5406-5410.
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