Evaluation of the Potential of Agricultural Waste Recovery: Energy Densification as a Factor for Residual Biomass Logistics Optimization

Applied Sciences

HugoF.C. Silva¹  ThomasP. Causer²  JoãoC. O. Matias³  AbelM. Rodrigues⁴  DavidB. DeVallance⁵  LeonelJ. R. Nunes⁶  DanielE. Ciolkosz⁷  LetíciaC. R. Sá⁸  LilianaM. E. F. Loureiro⁸ 

[1] AFS—Advanced Fuel Solutions SA, Área de Acolhimento Empresarial de Úl/Loureiro, Lote 17, 3720-075 Loureiro OAZ, Portugal;Advanced Torrefaction Systems LLC, 409 German Street, Smethport, PA 16749, USA;GOVCOPP, Unidade de Investigação em Governança, Competitividade e Políticas Públicas, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;INIAV—Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrícola e Veterinária, Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês (Edifício Sede), 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal;INNORENEW CoE—Renewable Materials and Healthy Environments Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence, Livade 6, 6310 Izola, Slovenia;PROMETHEUS, Unidade de Investigação em Materiais, Energia e Ambiente para a Sustentabilidade, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua da Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun’Alvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal;The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 306 Agricultural Engineering Building, Shortlidge Road, University Park, PA 16802, USA;YGE—Yser Green Energy SA, Área de Acolhimento Empresarial de Úl/Loureiro, Lote 17, 3720-075 Loureiro OAZ, Portugal;

关键词: agriculture waste;    thermochemical conversion processes;    biomass energy;    waste recovery;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app11010020

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The use of residual forms of biomass, resulting from processes of transformation of the agri-food and/or forest industries, presents itself as an alternative with high potential for energy recovery, given the existing availability, both from the perspective of quantities, but also from the perspective of geographic distribution. In this work, samples of four by-products originating from the agri-food industry were collected, namely coconut shells, sugarcane bagasse, cashew nutshells, and palm kernel shells, which were characterized in the laboratory by determining their Thermogravimetric and Elemental analysis, subsequently calculating the High Heating Value, Low Heating Value, Hardgrove Grindability Index, Mass Yield, Energy Yield, and Energy Densification Ratio. The values obtained show the potential to optimize logistical operations related to transportation, demonstrating that energy densification operations, especially if associated with physical densification processes, enable the use of these residual forms of biomass in the replacement of fossil fuels, such as coal.

【 授权许可】

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