Preliminary assessment of hazelnut shell biomass as a raw material for pellet production

Primer Autor
Azocar, Laura
Co-autores
Solls, Arnaldo
Rocha, Sebastian
Konig, Mario
Adam, Roman
Garces, Hugo O.
Candia, Oscar
Munoz, Robinson
Título
Preliminary assessment of hazelnut shell biomass as a raw material for pellet production
Editorial
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Revista
FUEL
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
We evaluated the use of hazelnut shell (HS) for pellet production. The investigation of chemical properties, such as the calorific value, low ash, nitrogen, sulfur and chlorine content as well as low heavy metal contents, reveals that the proposed biomass is suitable. However, fuel agglomeration is complicated possibly by some chemical (high content of extractives and lignin) and mechanical properties (spherical shape of particles). Therefore, the blend of HS with pine sawdust is examined in an iterative study, and pellet production is feasible only for percentages of HS lower than 30% in semi-industrial pelleting. The produced pellets exhibit properties compatible to those of industrial and domestic standards, however, as expected the mechanical durability and bulk density needs to be improved. Further studies to identify the optimal operating conditions for the evaluated blend can provide strategies to satisfy the projected increase in pellet demand.
Fecha Publicación
2023
Tipo de Recurso
artículo original
doi
10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126517
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
Pellets
Hazelnut
Biomass
Waste
Extractives
Pine
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126517
Categoría OCDE
Energía y Combustibles
Ingeniería
Materias
Pellets
Avellana
Biomasa
Desperdiciar
Extractivos
Pino
Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único)
artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)
versión publicada
Derechos de acceso
metadata
Access Rights
metadata
Id de Web of Science
WOS:000978213300003
ISSN
0016-2361
Tipo de ruta
hibrida
Categoría WOS
Energía y Combustibles
Ingeniería
Referencia del Financiador (Mandatado si es aplicable-repetible)
ANID FONDECYT 1211209
ANID FONDECYT 11140823
UCSC DI40011065
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Colección Publicaciones Científicas
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