title: Mineral-vegetal co-milling: An effective process to improve lignocellulosic biomass fine milling and to increase interweaving between mixed particles.
abstract: Fine-milling is a crucial objective for lignocellulosic biomass valorization. Co-milling appears to be a promising technique to improve its efficiency. However, the mechanisms occurring while co-milling remain poorly understood. In this study, an experimental work was performed to produce co-milled powders from both lignocellulosic (wheat, straw or pine sawdust) and mineral materials (limestone, quartzite or tile) with very contrasted physicochemical properties. The main consequences of co-milling were studied for both materials. A two-component mixing law for the prediction of the blend properties was proposed (particle sizes and true densities) to highlight the gain of this single processing step compared to separate milling and mixing. The predicted values were compared with experimental data for co-milled powders at 7 biomass contents from 0% to 100%. In all cases, co-milling leads to a reduction in particle size of lignocellulosic materials and create strong interweaving with mineral particles.
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1208 Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Emergentes, INRA-CIRAD-SupAgro-Universite de Montpellier, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Motte
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1208 Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Emergentes, INRA-CIRAD-SupAgro-Universite de Montpellier, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: J-Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Delenne
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1208 Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Emergentes, INRA-CIRAD-SupAgro-Universite de Montpellier, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Rouau
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1208 Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Emergentes, INRA-CIRAD-SupAgro-Universite de Montpellier, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France. Electronic address: claire.mayer@supagro.inra.fr.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mayer-Laigle
mesh_terms: D045424:Complex Mixtures / Q000737:chemistry; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010316:Particle Size; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D011208:Powders / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D045424:Complex Mixtures; D008903:Minerals; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011208:Powders; C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin
keywords: Biomaterial; Co-grinding; Co-milling; Comminution; Lignocellulosic biomass