Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes

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作者
Ngangyo Heya, Maginot [1 ]
Romo Hernandez, Ana Leticia [1 ]
Foroughbakhch Pournavab, Rahim [2 ]
Ibarra Pintor, Luis Fernando [3 ]
Diaz-Jimenez, Lourdes [4 ]
Heya, Michel Stephane [5 ]
Cruz, Lidia Rosaura Salas [1 ]
Parra, Artemio Carrillo [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Nuevo Leon UANL, Agron Sch FA, Francisco Villa S N,Col Ex Hacienda El Canada, Escobedo 66050, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
[2] Univ Autonoma Nuevo Leon UANL, Dept Bot Biol Sci Sch FCB, Ave Pedro Alba S-N Cruz & Ave Manuel L Barraga, San Nicolas De Los Garza 66451, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
[3] Univ Michoacana, Fac Ingn Tecnol Madera, Gral Francisco J Mugica S N Ciudad Univ, Morelia 58040, Michoacan, Mexico
[4] Sustentabilidad Recursos Nat & Energia, Lab Revalorac Residuos, Cinvestav Saltillo, Ramos Arizpe 25900, Coahuila, Mexico
[5] Univ Autonoma Nuevo Leon UANL, Inst Biotechnol, Biol Sci Sch FCB, Ave Pedro Alba S N Cruz & Ave Manuel L Barraga, San Nicolas De Los Garza 66451, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
[6] Univ Juarez Estado Durango UJED, Inst Silviculture & Wood Ind ISIMA, Blvd Guadiana 501,Ciudad Univ, Durango 34120, Mexico
来源
MOLECULES | 2022年 / 27卷 / 03期
关键词
solid waste-to-biofuel; biomass densification; granulometric distribution; proximate analysis; functional groups for energy storage; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; BIOMASS; SHELL; RESIDUES; ILLINOINENSIS; DENSIFICATION; DURABILITY; SAWDUST; QUALITY; IMPACT;
D O I
10.3390/molecules27031035
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Pecan nut (Carya illinoensis) pericarp is usually considered as a waste, with no or low value applications. Its potential as a densified solid biofuel has been evaluated, searching for alternatives to generating quality renewable energy and reducing polluting emissions in the atmosphere, based on particle size, that is an important feedstock property. Therefore, agro-industrial residues from the pecan nut harvest were collected, milled and sieved to four different granulometry: 1.6 mm (N degrees 12), 0.84 mm (N degrees 20), 0.42 mm (N degrees 40), and 0.25 mm (N degrees 60), used as raw material for biofuel briquette production. The carbon and oxygen functional groups in the base material were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and proximate analyses were performed following international standards, for determining the moisture content, volatile materials, fixed carbon, ash content, and calorific value. For the biofuel briquettes made from base material of different particle sizes, the physical characteristics (density, hardness, swelling, and impact resistance index) and energy potential (calorific value) were determined to define their quality as a biofuel. The physical transformation of the pecan pericarp wastes into briquettes improved its quality as a solid biofuel, with calorific values from around 17.00 MJ/kg for the base material to around 18.00 MJ/kg for briquettes, regardless of particle size. Briquettes from sieve number 40 had the highest density (1.25 g/cm(3)). Briquettes from sieve number 60 (finest particles) presented the greater hardness (99.85). The greatest susceptibility to swelling (0.31) was registered for briquettes with the largest particle size (sieve number 20). The IRI was 200 for all treatments.
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