15
views
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
1 collections
    0
    shares
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Article: found
      Is Open Access

      Characterization of Some Co-Fired Agricultural by-products for Energetic Use

      research-article

      Read this article at

      Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          Abstract The aim of the present study is obtaining the calorific values and the qualitative properties of the pellets made from four agricultural by-products co-fired with coal and non-cofired, in order to highlight the importance of co-fired biomass as alternative energy source. The studied samples are coarse ground grist of sorghum seeds, rape seeds, soyabean, sunflower seeds and their mixture with coal. The following parameters are calculated: higher heating values, bulk densities, energy densities, fuel value index, nitrogen, and sulphur content. The proximate composition as defined by ASTM was established: moisture, ash, volatile matter, and fixed carbon. The moisture and ash content of the studied agricultural by-products are identified as the main factors of calorific influence. The obtained results come to confirm the ability of co-fired biomass to be used as fuel. As resulted from the experimental data, the co-fired biomass of agricultural residues are good resources as biofuel in the form of pellets. Among the studied samples, co-fired sunflower seeds grist presents the highest heating value, highest fixed carbon content and fuel value index, thus being a good alternative to fossil fuel in order to produce energy and reduce the domestic air pollution and the amount of wood needed.

          Translated abstract

          Resumen El objetivo del presente estudio es obtener los valores de poderes caloríficos y las propiedades cualitativas de pellets elaborados a partir de cuatro subproductos agrícolas en co-combustión con carbón y sin co-combustión. Esto se realizó con la finalidad de resaltar la importancia de la biomasa en co-combustión como fuente de energía alternativa. Las muestras estudiadas son: molienda gruesa de semillas de sorgo, colza, soja, semillas de girasol y sus mezclas con carbón. Se calcularon los siguientes parámetros: poderes caloríficos superiores, densidades aparentes, densidades energéticas, índice de valor del combustible, contenido de nitrógeno y azufre. Se estableció la composición proximal definida por ASTM: humedad, ceniza, materia volátil y carbón fijo. El contenido de humedad y cenizas de los subproductos agrícolas estudiados se identifican como los principales factores de influencia calorífica. Los resultados obtenidos vienen a confirmar la capacidad de la biomasa de co-combustión para ser utilizada como combustible. Como resultado de los datos experimentales, la biomasa co-quemada de residuos agrícolas es un buen recurso como biocombustible en forma de gránulos. Entre las muestras estudiadas, la molienda de semillas de girasol cocida presenta el valor calorífico más alto, el contenido de carbono fijo y el índice de valor de combustible más altos, por lo que es una buena alternativa al combustible fósil para producir energía y reducir la contaminación del aire doméstico y la cantidad de madera necesaria.

          Related collections

          Most cited references66

          • Record: found
          • Abstract: not found
          • Book: not found

          The Handbook of Biomass Combustion and Co-Firing

            Bookmark
            • Record: found
            • Abstract: not found
            • Book: not found

            Energ. Convers. Manage

              Bookmark
              • Record: found
              • Abstract: not found
              • Book: not found

              Akademos

                Bookmark

                Author and article information

                Journal
                jmcs
                Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society
                J. Mex. Chem. Soc
                Sociedad Química de México A.C. (Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico )
                1870-249X
                December 2022
                : 66
                : 4
                : 408-420
                Affiliations
                [1] Bucharest orgnameInstitute of Physical Chemistry, “Ilie Murgulescu” Romania
                Article
                S1870-249X2022000400408 S1870-249X(22)06600400408
                10.29356/jmcs.v66i4.1739
                f8810d46-75fb-4374-9620-978e98008b8b

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 11 February 2022
                : 24 July 2022
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 70, Pages: 13
                Product

                SciELO Mexico

                Categories
                Articles

                poder calorífico,proximate analysis,calorific value,agricultural wastes,Cofiring, pellets,análisis proximal,Co-combustión, pellets, residuos agrícolas

                Comments

                Comment on this article

                scite_
                0
                0
                0
                0
                Smart Citations
                0
                0
                0
                0
                Citing PublicationsSupportingMentioningContrasting
                View Citations

                See how this article has been cited at scite.ai

                scite shows how a scientific paper has been cited by providing the context of the citation, a classification describing whether it supports, mentions, or contrasts the cited claim, and a label indicating in which section the citation was made.

                Similar content134

                Most referenced authors183