Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word TORREFACTION
TORREFACTION
Definitions of TORREFACTION
- Drying or roasting; especially an anaerobic heat treatment to make wood waterproof.
- (more generally) The act or process of subjecting something to heat or to highly acidic substances.
- (metaphoric) An angry outburst; vituperation.
Number of letters
12
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using TORREFACTION in a Sentence
- The basic alternatives are torrefaction, pyrolysis, and gasification, these are separated mainly by the extent to which the chemical reactions involved are allowed to proceed (mainly controlled by the availability of oxygen and conversion temperature).
- Researchers concluded that torrefaction and carbonization are the most efficient forms of drying out biomass, but the use of the briquette determines which method should be used.
- To create efficient biomass-to-energy chains, torrefaction of biomass, combined with densification (pelletisation or briquetting), is a promising step towards overcoming the logistical challenges in developing large-scale sustainable energy solutions, by making it easier to transport and store.
- In 2013 Cate Street Capital announced plans to tear down virtually all the mill buildings at the Millinocket plant, and replace them with structures to operate a Torrefaction wood operation, under the name of its subsidiary Thermogen Industries.
- La Colombe Coffee Roasters (originally La Colombe Torrefaction) is an American coffee roaster and retailer headquartered in Philadelphia.
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