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Biomass gasification, pyrolysis and torrefaction 2nd edition. A thermosyphonfixed bed reactor was designed and constructed to investigate the temperature distribution of the cassava rhizome and its decomposition behavior. In the future, many commercial torrefaction plants will be built. Torrefaction process of millet and cane using batch reactor.
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