Studies on drying characteristics of wet biomass

Authors

  • Susarla Venkata Ananta Rama Sastry Department of Chemical Engineering, MVGR College of Engineering (A), Chintalavalasa, Vizianagaram, A.P. Pin-535005, India
  • P. Ananta Sai Department of Chemical Engineering, MVGR College of Engineering (A), Chintalavalasa, Vizianagaram, A.P. Pin-535005, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37628/jrec.v3i1.283

Abstract

This work determines the drying characteristics (drying rate, critical moisture content, equilibrium moisture content) of the wet biomass sample in a tray dryer. The parameters studied were Weight of biomass powder (200/300 gm) and Moisture content (10, 20, 30, 40 %).

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Published

2020-01-31

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