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Torrefaction

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006420

Heat processing to remove moisture and volatiles, especially under anaerobic conditions. This technology is used to improve the properties of biomass for use as a fuel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006420
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymstorrefication; torrefying
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoHeat treatment; Drying
TranslationsSpanish: torrefacción
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006420",
  "term": "Torrefaction",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Heat processing to remove moisture and volatiles, especially under anaerobic conditions. This technology is used to improve the properties of biomass for use as a fuel.",
  "synonyms": [
    "torrefication",
    "torrefying"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "heat treatment",
    "drying"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "torrefacción"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/torrefaction/"
}

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