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+== Process and technologies ==
+=== Torrefaction process ===
+In torrefaction, the feedstock is subjected to thermal treatment at a relatively low temperature of 200°C-300°C in the absence or reduced oxygen level. Torrefaction could be wet or dry. During wet torrefaction, a hot compressed water is used in heating the biomass. During dry torrefaction, direct heating or hot inert gas (e.g. argon, helium and neon) is normally applied. The latter has been the most common practice for commercial purposes.
+During torrefaction, as the temperature of the biomass is increased, the evaporation of physically bound water starts as the temperature approaches 100°C. At more elevated temperatures above 160°C, the structural biopolymer constituents (i.e., cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) within the biomass begin to degrade, forming gases and vapours. Hemicellulose typically decomposes at temperatures above 220°C, whereas cellulose starts to decompose at a higher temperature, typically above 300°C.
+=== Torrefaction technologies ===