LIMITATIONS OF BAMBOO AND SUGARCANE PELLETS IN DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS

Dorival Pinheiro Garcia; José Cláudio Caraschi; Thiago de Paula Protásio; Mário Vanoli Scatolino; Fábio Henrique Antunes Vieira; Ronaldo da Silva Viana

doi:10.17765/2176-9168.2024v17n.Especial.e11271

Authors

Dorival Pinheiro Garcia Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Agrárias de Itapeva / FAIT https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9673-6906
José Cláudio Caraschi Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho / UNESP https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1061-5378
Thiago de Paula Protásio Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia / UFRA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5560-8350
Mário Vanoli Scatolino Universidade do Estado do Amapá / UEAP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0412-994X
Fábio Henrique Antunes Vieira Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza / CEETEPS https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9188-9463
Ronaldo da Silva Viana Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho / UNESP - Campus Dracena https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-5092

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9168.2024v17n.Especial.e11271

Keywords:

agropellets, fouling inclinations, slagging, chlorine, ashes

Abstract

The need to replace fossil fuels with low carbon sources has intensified the intercontinental trade in sustainable energy. However, some vegetal biomasses have energy characteristics that limit certain applications for biofuels production, specially the pellets. The objective of this work was to present these limitations of bamboo and sugarcane bagasse pellets, compared to the parameters required by the ISO standard. The study evaluated the energy properties of three types of pellets: pine, sugarcane bagasse and bamboo. It was performed the elementary analysis, immediate analysis, as well as the higher heating value, mechanical durability, energy density, bulk density and residual ash were also assessed. The results revealed negative aspects of agropellets compared to wood pellets: higher ash content, less energy released, low mechanical durability and more content of silica in the residual ash, which can cause incrustations in the burner equipment. Sugarcane bagasse pellets had the highest ash content (4.78%), the lowest higher heating value (18.52 MJ kg-1) and the highest SiO2 content in the residual ash (60.23%). The higher levels of chlorine in bamboo and sugarcane bagasse pellets indicate a greater possibility for the formation of slag and incrustations in the burning equipment.

Author Biographies

Dorival Pinheiro Garcia, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Agrárias de Itapeva / FAIT

Doutor em Engenharia Mecânica pela Universidade Estadual Paulista - Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP). Docente na Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Agrárias de Itapeva (FAIT), Itapeva (SP), Brasil.

José Cláudio Caraschi, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho / UNESP

Doutor em Química pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professor Associado da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), SP, Brasil.

Thiago de Paula Protásio, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia / UFRA

Doutor em Ciência e Tecnologia da Madeira pela Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA). Docente no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais da Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA) e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia da Madeira da Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA).

Mário Vanoli Scatolino, Universidade do Estado do Amapá / UEAP

Doutor em Engenharia de Biomateriais pela Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA). Docente efetivo da Universidade do Estado do Amapá (UEAP), Macapá (AP), Brasil.

Fábio Henrique Antunes Vieira, Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza / CEETEPS

Doutor em Engenharia Mecânica pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) Brasil.

Ronaldo da Silva Viana, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho / UNESP - Campus Dracena

Doutor em Agronomia pela Universidade Estadual Paulista - Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP). Docente da UNESP, Dracena (SP), Brasil.

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