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Wood Material Science & Engineering Volume 6, 2011 - Issue 1-2: 11TH INTERNATIONAL IUFRO WOOD DRYING CONFERENCE 2010 – PART II
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Effects of microwave drying on biomass fatty acid composition and fuel pellet quality

Lena Antti Luleå University of Technology, Division of Wood Physics, SE-93187, Skellefteå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael Finell Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Unit of Biomass Technology and Chemistry, SE-90183, Umeå, Sweden
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Mehrdad Arshadi Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Unit of Biomass Technology and Chemistry, SE-90183, Umeå, Sweden
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Torbjörn A. Lestander Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Unit of Biomass Technology and Chemistry, SE-90183, Umeå, Sweden
Pages 34-40 | Received 15 Mar 2010, Accepted 13 Aug 2010, Published online: 21 Mar 2011

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