<b>Sugarcane bagasse pellets: characterization and comparative analysis

Autores

  • Leonardo Ferreira Pedroso de Almeida Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
  • Antonio Vanderley Herrero Sola Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
  • Jhon Jairo Ramirez Behainne Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v39i4.30198

Palavras-chave:

pellets, sugarcane bagasse, biomass, bioenergy.

Resumo

This paper presents a study carried out in a Brazilian pellet industry in order to determine the main properties of sugarcane bagasse pellets. Materials and methods are in accordance with standards from the Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT), Agência de Proteção Ambiental (EPA) and European Pellets Standard. The pellet properties mean values found in this study are: diameter (9.70 mm), length (22.70 mm), bulk density (726.32 kgm-3), mechanical durability (98.2%), moisture (5.49%), heating value (16.0 MJ kg-1), ash content (8.70%), fixed carbon (14.03%), volatile matter (77.27%), nitrogen (0.28%), sulphur (0.02%) and chlorine (< 0.02 %). The results are compared with those obtained from the literature and discussed according to international standards for biomass pellets, wood pellets and solid biofuel. The comparative analysis showed that there are differences between the results found in our study in comparison with other studies and international standards. The paper also presents the production process energy consumption and cost analysis.

 

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Biografia do Autor

Antonio Vanderley Herrero Sola, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

 Postgraduate program in Production Engineering (PPGEP)

Jhon Jairo Ramirez Behainne, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

 Postgraduate program in Mechanical Engineering (PPGEM)

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Publicado

2017-09-15

Como Citar

Almeida, L. F. P. de, Sola, A. V. H., & Behainne, J. J. R. (2017). <b>Sugarcane bagasse pellets: characterization and comparative analysis. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 39(4), 461–468. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v39i4.30198

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Engenharia Mecânica