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Musule, R.

Acuna, E.#Romero-Hermoso Osorio, L. S.#Dominguez, Z.#Barcenas-Pazos, G. M.#Pineda-Lopez, M. R.#Teixeira Mendonca, R.#Gonzalez, M. E.#Sanchez-Velasquez, L. R.

Growing up at Different Altitudes: Changes in Energy Content of the Abies religiosa Wood

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BIOENERGY RESEARCH

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Wood is considered an important renewable energy resource with a variable elemental chemical composition, which may change according to environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, precipitation, altitude). In this study, we evaluated how heating value (HV), elemental chemical composition, and main thermoenergetic parameters of Abies religiosa wood change along an altitudinal gradient. To evaluate these parameters, wood samples were collected from six independent trees in an altitudinal gradient (3000-3500 masl) every 100 m of altitude (36 trees) and their respective HV (higher and low), thermogravimetric and immediate analysis, specific carbon energy (SCE), and fuel value index (FVI) were determined. We found that the higher and lower heating values, elemental chemical composition and the majority of the studied parameters were significantly different (p < 0.05) between altitudes. Our results suggest that A. religiosa wood from 3300 masl has more energy content than wood from 3200 and 3500 masl. Additionally, FVI showed that wood from 3500 masl is the best feedstock in order to use as a solid biofuel. Finally, the results suggest that the altitude at which A. religiosa is grown significantly affects the energetic content of their wood and throughput as a solid biofuel.

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We thank to the Universidad Veracruzana because of the support given to do a research stay in the Universidad de Concepcion, Chile. Ricardo Musule thanks to National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) because of the given postgraduate scholarship number 344898 and the mixed scholarship for international research.

Agradecemos a la Universidad Veracruzana el apoyo brindado para realizar una estancia de investigación en la Universidad de Concepción, Chile. Ricardo Musule agradece al Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) por la beca de posgrado número 344898 y la beca mixta para investigación internacional.

10.1007/s12155-017-9889-5

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Sacred fir# Elevation# Heating value# Elemental analysis# Thermogravimetric analysis# Fuel value index

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12155-017-9889-5

Energy & Fuels# Environmental Sciences

Abeto sagrado# Elevación# Valor calorífico# Análisis elemental# Análisis termogravimétrico# Índice de valor del combustible

Silvicultura

Bioproductos

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WOS:000425349600018

Growing up at Different Altitudes: Changes in Energy Content of the <i>Abies religiosa</i> Wood

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SPRINGER

BIOENERGY RESEARCH

Energía y Combustibles# Ciencias Ambientales

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Universidad Veracruzana# UdeC#CONACyT 344898

CONACyT 344898

We thank to the Universidad Veracruzana because of the support given to do a research stay in the Universidad de Concepcion, Chile. Ricardo Musule thanks to National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) because of the given postgraduate scholarship number 344898 and the mixed scholarship for international research.

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