ENERGY POTENTIAL OF Arundo donax L. AND Phyllostachys aurea Rivière & C. Rivière AS SOLID BIOFUELS

ENERGY POTENTIAL OF Arundo donax L. AND Phyllostachys aurea Rivière & C. Rivière AS SOLID BIOFUELS

• Autor
• Bruno Sant'Anna Chaves
• Co-autores
• Ailton Teixeira do Vale , Lucélia Alves de Macedo , Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Galvão , Normando Perazzo Barbosa Souto
• Resumo

• This study has characterized the perennial grass species Arundo donax L. and Phyllostachys aurea Rivière & C. Rivière for energy use, both collected from invasive populations in Brazilian’s Federal District.  There were six treatments: raw, briquette, pellets, torrefied, charcoal and torrefied briquette (briquetting after torrefaction). Treatment products have been evaluated from the following parameters: moisture, specific gravity, bulk density, gross/net calorific value, mass yield, energy yield, energy density, bulk energy density and proximate analysis. Torrefaction at 220°C had significant impact on energy properties while retained net energy yields on values above 98% for Arundo donax and 99% for Phyllostachys aurea. Charring resulted in better parameters for Phyllostachys aurea in comparison with Arundo donax, such as higher fixed carbon (73,6% vs. 69,1%), lower ash content (4,2% vs. 9,1%), and higher energy density. Torrefied briquette had higher bulk energy density among compaction treatments, while Phyllostachys aurea pellets had higher solid energy density.

• Palavras-chave
• Briquette, Pellets, Torrefaction, Pyrolysis, Charring
• Modalidade
• Pôster
• Área Temática
• Outras fontes de Biomassa e Bioenergia