Evaluation of the Potential of Agricultural Waste Recovery: Energy Densification as a Factor for Residual Biomass Logistics Optimization
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Abstract
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.
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OpenAlex topics: Forest Biomass Utilization and Management · Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes · Agricultural and Food Sciences
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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
GOVCOPP, Unidade de Investigação em Governança, Competitividade e Políticas Públicas, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
DEGEIT, Departamento de Economia, Gestão, Engenharia Industrial e Turismo, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
YGE—Yser Green Energy SA, Área de Acolhimento Empresarial de Úl/Loureiro, Lote 17, 3720-075 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
AFS—Advanced Fuel Solutions SA, Área de Acolhimento Empresarial de Úl/Loureiro, Lote 17, 3720-075 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
INIAV—Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrícola e Veterinária, Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês (Edifício Sede), 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
MARETEC—Marine, Environment & Technology Center, Secção de Ambiente e Energia, Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, nº 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Advanced Torrefaction Systems LLC, 409 German Street, Smethport, PA 16749, USA
INNORENEW CoE—Renewable Materials and Healthy Environments Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence, Livade 6, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
Fakulteta za Matematiko, Naravoslovje in Informacijske Tehnologije, Univerza na Primorskem, Titov trg 4, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 306 Agricultural Engineering Building, Shortlidge Road, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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