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ENCIT 2018
Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering
ENEGETIC ANALYSIS OF TROPICAL BIOMASS
Submission Author:
Letícia Colletta , MG
Co-Authors:
Letícia Colletta, Rubenildo Andrade, Electo Eduardo Lora
Presenter: Letícia Colletta
doi://10.26678/ABCM.ENCIT2018.CIT18-0147
Abstract
The energy production from waste generates several environmental and financial benefits. Besides reducing the amout of residues in the environment generate a profit from these products, with the possibility of power generation in isolated regions or with low income population. In order to characterize the biomass and its power output potential, this study presents tests for several kinds of biomass for the evaluation of thermal parameters. The materials considered were cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), cacao (Theobroma cacao) and açai berry (Euterpe oleracea), growing cons materials in Brazil and high production of residues. The parameters considered for the evaluation process were the calorific power of the biomass, its elementary and immediate composition. For biomass on a dry basis, its high heating value in the range of 10-25 MJ / kg, with high content of volatiles, carbon, oxygen and sulfur levels considered close to zero. The analyzes were made based on data from the literature and in data obtained in the Laboratory of Analysis of Gases from Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI). Comparing the obtained results to biomasses widely used in power generation such as sugarcane bagasse and sawdust, the biomasses used in this study show its potential for thermochemical processes such as combustion, gasification and pyrolysis.
Keywords
Biomass, Characterization of materials, Thermochemical treatments, Higher Heating Value
