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Øyvind Skreiberg, Roger A. Khalil (2015). Oppvarmet skogsavfall gir mer energi (Roasted forest waste gives more energy). blog.sintefenergy.com

Svein Tønseth (2013). Topp biobrensel fra skogbunnen (Top-class biofuel from the depths of the forest). Gemini, 9 April 2013. Reproduced on forskning.no, sciencenordic.com.

CenBio (2013). The “dream fuel” is already here! Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio), in Best of CenBio.

Svein Tønseth (2013). The “dream fuel” is already here! Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio), in YEAR Newsletter nr. 15, January 2013.

Publications and presentations

Quang-Vu Bach, Øyvind Skreiberg, Chul-Jin Lee (2017). Process modeling and optimization for torrefaction of forest residues. Energy 138:348-354.

Quang-Vu Bach, Øyvind Skreiberg, Chul-Jin Lee (2017). Process modeling for torrefaction of birch branches. Energy Procedia 142:395-400.

Quang-Vu Bach, Øyvind Skreiberg (2017). Pyrolysis kinetics of wet-torrefied forest residues. Proceedings of 25th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, 12-15 June 2017, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 1417-1421.

L. Wang, E. Barta-Rajnai, Ø. Skreiberg, R. Khalil, Z. Czégény, E. Jakab, Zs. Barta, M. Grønli (2017). Impact of Torrefaction on Woody Biomass Properties. Energy Procedia 105(May 2017):1149-1154.

E. Barta-Rajnai, L. Wang, Z. Sebestyén, Zs. Barta, R. Khalil, Ø. Skreiberg, M. Grønli, E. Jakab, Z. Czégény (2017). Effect of Temperature and Duration of Torrefaction on the Thermal Behavior of Stem Wood, Bark, and Stump of Spruce. Energy Procedia 105(May 2017):551-556.

Khanh-Quang Tran, Aksel Junge Klemsdal, Wennan Zhang, Judit Sandquist, Liang Wang, Øyvind Skreiberg (2017). Fast hydrothermal liquefaction of native and torrefied wood. Energy Procedia 105(May 2017):218-223.

E. Barta-Rajnai, L. Wang, Z. Sebestyén, Zs. Barta, Ø. Skreiberg, M. Grønli, E. Jakab, Z. Czégény (2016). Effect of torrefaction on the thermal behavior of stem wood, bark, and stump of Norway spruce. The Sixth McDonnell Academy International Symposium, 22-25 September, Brisbane, Australia.

L. Wang, E. Barta-Rajnai, Z. Czégény, E. Jakab, G. Várhegyi, R. Khalil, Ø. Skreiberg, M. Grønli (2016). Impact of torrefaction on fuel properties of woody biomass. Workshop on Aviation biofuels through biomass gasification, 25 May 2016, Trondheim, Norway.

E. Barta-Rajnai, L. Wang, Z. Czégény, E. Jakab, G. Várhegyi, R. Khalil, Ø. Skreiberg, M. Grønli (2016). Effect of torrefaction on properties and thermal behaviors of stem wood, stump and bark. Pyro 2016 (21st International Symposium on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis), 9-12 May 2016, Nancy, France.

Quang-Vu Bach, Wei-Hsin Chen, Yen-Shih Chu, Øyvind Skreiberg (2016). Predictions of biochar yield and elemental composition during torrefaction of forest residues. Bioresource Technology 215(Sept 2016):239-246.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg (2017). Combustion kinetics of wet-torrefied forest residues using the distributed activation energy model (DAEM). Applied Energy 185(2):1059-1066.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg (2017). Comparative study on the thermal degradation of dry- and wet-torrefied woods. Applied Energy 185(2):1051-1058.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg (2015). Hydrothermal pretreatment of fresh forest residues: Effects of feedstock drying. Biomass and Bioenergy 85(Feb 2016):76-83.

Quang-Vu Bach, Øyvind Skreiberg (2015). Upgrading biomass fuels via wet torrefaction: A review and comparison with dry torrefaction. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 56(Feb 2016):665-677.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg (2015). Accelerating wet torrefaction rate and ash removal by carbon dioxide addition. Fuel Processing Technology 140(Dec 2015):297-303.

Nevena Mišljenović, Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg, Reidar Barfod Schüller, Carlos Salas-Bringas (2015). A novel approach for estimating the hydrophobicity of solid biofuels based on contact angle measurements. Proceedings of 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 1-4 June 2015, Vienna, Austria, pp. 1188-1192.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg, Thuat T. Trinh (2015). Effects of wet torrefaction on pyrolysis of woody biomass fuels. Energy 88:443-456.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran (2015). Dry and wet torrefaction of woody biomass - A comparative study on combustion kinetics. Energy Procedia 75(August):150-155.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran (2015). Wet torrefaction of forest residues - Combustion kinetics. Energy Procedia 75(August):168-173.

Quang-Vu Bach (2015). Wet torrefaction of biomass - Production and conversion of hydrochar. PhD thesis. Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Dhruv Tapasvi, Rajesh S. Kempegowda, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg, Morten G. Grønli (2014). A simulation study on the torrefied biomass gasification. Energy Conversion and Management 90:446-457. (Co-publication with CenBio).

Liang Wang, Gabor Várhegyi, Øyvind Skreiberg (2014). CO2 Gasification of torrefied wood. A kinetic study. Energy & Fuels 28(12):7582-7590.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg (2014). Upgrading biomass fuel via torrefaction for more stable combustion (as part of the RCN R&D Symposium: How does strategic R&D programs work?). Fjernvarmedagene 2014, 14-15 October 2014, Fornebu, Norway.

Quang-Vu Bach, Nevena Mišljenović, Khanh-Quang Tran, Carlos Salas-Bringas, Øyvind Skreiberg (2014). Influences of wet torrefaction on pelletability and pellet properties of Norwegian forest residues. Annual Transactions - The Nordic Rheology Society 22(1):61-68.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg, Roger A. Khalil, Anh N. Phan (2014). Effects of wet torrefaction on reactivity and kinetics of wood in air combustion. Fuel 137:375-383.

Rajesh S. Kempegowda, Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg (2014). Techno-economics of dry and wet-torrefaction process for improved bio-feedstocks for biorefinery applications. Proceedings of 22nd European BC&E, 23-26 June 2014, Hamburg, Germany, pp. 969-979.

Rajesh S. Kempegowda, Gonzalo del Alamo, Berta Matas Güell, Øyvind Skreiberg, Khanh-Quang Tran (2014). Optimization of biocrude production through co-processing torrefied biomass with low-grade wet biomass in dual entrained flow gasification and steam hydrogasification. Proceedings of 22nd European BC&E, 23-26 June 2014, Hamburg, Germany, pp. 596-603.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg (2014). Wet torrefaction of forest residues. Energy Procedia 61:1196-1199.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg, Roger A. Khalil (2014). Effects of CO2 on wet torrefaction of biomass. Energy Procedia 61:1200-1203.

Quang-Vu Bach, Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg, Khanh-Quang Tran (2014). Torrefaction kinetics of Norwegian biomass fuels. Chemical Engineering Transactions 37:49-54.

Nevena Mišljenović, Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Carlos Salas-Bringas, Øyvind Skreiberg (2014). Torrefaction influence on pelletability and pellet quality of Norwegian forest residues. Energy & Fuels 28(4):2254-2561.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg, Gulaim Seisenbaeva (2013). Comparative assessment of wet torrefaction. Energy & Fuels 27(11):6743-6753.

Dhruv Tapasvi, Roger A. Khalil, Gabor Várhegyi, Khanh-Quang Tran, Morten Grønli, Øyvind Skreiberg (2013). Thermal decomposition kinetics of woods with an emphasis on torrefaction. Energy & Fuels 27(10):6134-6145. (Co-publication with CenBio).

Roger A. Khalil, Quang-Vu Bach, Øyvind Skreiberg, Khanh-Quang Tran (2013). Performance of a residential pellet combustor operating on raw and torrefied spruce and spruce-derived residues. Energy & Fuels 27(8):4760-4769. (Co-publication with CenBio).

Karoline Kvalsvik (2013). Kinetics modeling the torrefaction of birch and spruce. SINTEF Summer Job Project report. Supervisors: Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg (2013). Pyrolysis kinetics of wet torrefied Norwegian biomass fuels. Proceedings of ICAE2013, Pretoria, 1-4 July 2013.

Rajesh S. Kempegowda, Khanh-Quang Tran, Quang-Vu Bach, Øyvind Skreiberg, Mette Bugge (2013). Influence of wet and dry torrefaction process on biomass to liquid fuel production through Fischer-Tropsch under Norwegian conditions. Proceedings of ICAE2013, Pretoria, 1-4 July 2013.

Nevena Mišljenović, Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Carlos Salas-Bringas, Øyvind Skreiberg (2013). Effects of torrefaction on pelletability and pellet properties of Norwegian biomass fuels. Proceedings of 21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 3-7 June 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 1419-1424.

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg (2013). Wet torrefaction of biomass fuels. CenBio Days, 10-11 April 2013, Trondheim, Norway.

Dhruv Tapasvi, Roger A. Khalil, Gabor Várhegyi, Øyvind Skreiberg, Khanh-Quang Tran, Morten G. Grønli (2013). Kinetic behavior of torrefied biomass in an oxidative environment. Energy & Fuels 27(2):1050-1060. (Co-publication with CenBio).

Nick R. B. Gralike (2012). Particulate matter and combustion analysis of torrefied pellets in a domestic small-scale pellet stove. Internship student report. SINTEF supervisor: Roger A. Khalil

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg (2012). Biomass torrefaction for energy application. RENERGI Grand Prix, 21 November 2012, Oslo, Norway.

Dhruv Tapasvi, Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg, Khanh-Quang Tran, Morten G. Grønli (2012). Torrefaction of Norwegian birch and spruce: An experimental study using macro-TGA. Energy & Fuels 26(8):5232-5240. (Co-publication with CenBio).

Dhruv Tapasvi, Roger A. Khalil, Gabor Várhegyi, Khanh-Quang Tran, Morten G. Grønli, Øyvind Skreiberg (2012). A kinetic study for torrefaction of Norwegian biomass fuels. Proceedings of 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 18-22 June 2012, Milan, Italy, pp. 1733-1738. (Co-publication with CenBio).

Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran and Øyvind Skreiberg (2012). Wet torrefaction of Norwegian biomass fuels. Proceedings of 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 18-22 June 2012, Milan, Italy, pp. 1755-1763.

Quang-Vu Bach, Ben Pfeiffer, Khanh-Quang Tran, Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg (2012). Combustion kinetics of wet-torrefied Norwegian biomass fuels. Proceedings of 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 18-22 June 2012, Milan, Italy, pp. 1739-1744.

Dhruv Tapasvi, Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg, Khanh-Quang Tran (2012). Thermal degradation properties of torrefied fuels. Renewable Energy Research Conference 2012, 16-17 April, Trondheim, Norway. (Co-presentation with CenBio).

Roger A. Khalil (2012). Stable operating conditions in thermal processes through torrefaction. Torrefaction of Biomass Workshop, Wednesday 28 March 2012, Leeds, England.

Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg (2011). Stable operating conditions in bioenergy plants through utilization of torrefied biomass. Proceedings of Nordic Bioenergy 5-9 Sept 2011, Jyväskylä, Finland, pp. 268-271.

Linn-Mari Høgalmen (2011). Combustion Performance of Torrefied Biomass. NTNU Project thesis. Main supervisor: Khanh-Quang Tran, Co-supervisors: Roger A. Khalil, Øyvind Skreiberg

Dhruv Tapasvi, Rajesh S. Kempegowda, Ivar S. Ertesvåg, Khanh-Quang Tran, Øyvind Skreiberg (2011). Energy and exergy analysis of biomass gasification with dried and torrefied willow as feedstocks. Proceedings of 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 6-10 June 2011, Berlin, Germany, pp. 1995-2000. (Co-publication with CenBio and KRAV).

Dhruv Tapasvi, Khanh-Quang Tran, Liang Wang, Øyvind Skreiberg, Roger A. Khalil (2011). Biomass torrefaction – A review, 9th European Conference On Industrial Furnaces and Boilers, 26-29 April 2011, Estoril, Lisbon, Portugal. (CO-publication with CenBio).

Øyvind Skreiberg (2011). Biomass pre-treatment through torrefaction. CenBio Days 2011, 17-18 January, Trondheim.

Øyvind Skreiberg (2010). Torrefaction - An innovative fuel pre-treatment method. Presentation for the CenBio Executive Board, Oslo, 26 November, 2010.

Roger A. Khalil (2010). Termisk forbehandling av biomasse råstoff for forbedret egenskaper. Enovas varmekonferanse 2010, 21-22 januar, Trondheim.

Dhruv Tapasvi, Khanh-Quang Tran (2010). A review on torrefaction of biomass. Renewable Energy Research Conference 2010, 7-8 June, Trondheim, Norway. (Co-presentation with CenBio).

Roger A. Khalil (2009). Improved fuel properties through torrefaction of biomass.
21 desember 2009. Prøveforelesning.

Øyvind Skreiberg (2009). Termisk forbehandling av biomasse råstoff for pelletsproduksjon gir pellets med forbedrede egenskaper. Bioenergidagene 2009, 23-24 november, Trondheim.