During this operation the insects are constantly stirred about with a tin ladle; and sometimes water is sprinkled upon them, to prevent absolute torrefaction, which would destroy the colour, and reduce them to a coal ;
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Torrefaction
//ˌtɔ.ɹɪˈfæk.ʃən//
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Finnish
3 entries- hiiltyminen noun (angry outburst)
- paahtaminen noun (drying or roasting)
- uunikuivaus noun (drying or roasting)
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Pelletization is a proven technology for improving biomass properties, whereas torrefaction is considered a plausible alternative for decreasing the moisture content, increasing the energy density and greatly facilitating the handleability and grindability properties of the torrefied material.
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After the biomass is dried, it needs to be heated further to the designed torrefaction temperature.
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They now began by a change of diet and other precautions to prepare themselves to encounter the torrefaction of a tropical climate, and in somewhat more than a fortnight arrived in Carlisle Bay in the island of Barbadoes, which was appointed the general rendezvous of the expedition.
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