Cellulosic biofuels can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the nation’s dependence on foreign oil. In order to convert cellulosic biomass into biofuels, size reduction of biomass is a necessary step. Most related studies in the literature claimed that smaller particles produced higher sugar yields. However, some researchers reported that this claim was not always true. The literature does not have satisfactory explanations for the inconsistence. This paper presents an experimental study on size reduction of poplar wood using a metal cutting process (milling). The results provided one explanation for this inconsistence. It was found for the first time that milling orientation had a strong effect on poplar wood sugar yield. Although smaller poplar particles had a higher sugar yield when they were milled from the same orientation, this trend did not exist for particles milled from different orientations.
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ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference
June 13–17, 2011
Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Manufacturing Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4430-4
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Meng Zhang,
Meng Zhang
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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Xiaoxu Song,
Xiaoxu Song
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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P. F. Zhang,
P. F. Zhang
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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Z. J. Pei,
Z. J. Pei
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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T. Deines,
T. Deines
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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D. H. Wang
D. H. Wang
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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Meng Zhang
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Xiaoxu Song
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
P. F. Zhang
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Q. Zhang
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Z. J. Pei
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
T. Deines
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
D. H. Wang
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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MSEC2011-50117, pp. 653-657; 5 pages
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September 14, 2011
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Zhang, M, Song, X, Zhang, PF, Zhang, Q, Pei, ZJ, Deines, T, & Wang, DH. "Size Reduction of Cellulosic Biomass in Biofuel Manufacturing: Effects of Milling Orientation on Sugar Yield." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Volume 1. Corvallis, Oregon, USA. June 13–17, 2011. pp. 653-657. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2011-50117
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