Bioresources for Sustainable Pellet Production in Zambia : Twelve Biomasses Pelletized at Different Moisture Content
| Autor: | Stefan Frodeson, Lisa Henriksson, Jonas Berghel, Mattias Ohlson, Simon Andersson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Environmental Engineering Chemical composition Biomass Bioengineering Raw material 01 natural sciences Gliricidia Biomass pellets Single pellet press 010608 biotechnology Pellet Densification Charcoal Energy Systems Waste Management and Disposal Energisystem biology Moisture Backpressure Tephrosia Other Environmental Engineering Pappers- massa- och fiberteknik Paper Pulp and Fiber Technology biology.organism_classification Pulp and paper industry visual_art Stove visual_art.visual_art_medium Environmental science Annan naturresursteknik |
| Popis: | The use of charcoal and firewood for cooking is common in Zambia,and its utilization is suchthat the deforestation rate is high, energy utilization is low, and unfavorable cooking methods lead to high death rates due to indoor air pollution mainly from particulate matter and carbon monoxide.Byusing an alternative cooking method, such as pellet stoves, it is possible to offer a sustainable solution, provided that sustainable pelletproduction can be achieved. In this study, 12different available biomaterials were pelletizedina single pellet unitto investigate their availability as raw materials for pellet production in Zambia. The study showedthat sicklebush and pigeon pea generatedthe same pelleting properties correlated withcompression and frictionand that both materials showedlow moisture uptake. The study also identifiedtwo groups of materials that broadenedthe raw material base and helpedto achieve sustainable pellet production.Group 1consisted of materials with equal pelletingabilities (miombo, peanut shell, pigeon pea,and sicklebush) andGroup 2 consistedof materialsthat showed low impact of varying moisture content(eucalyptus, miombo, peanut shell, pigeon pea, and sicklebush). The hardest pellet was made from Tephrosia, which wasfollowed by Gliricidia. DOI: 10.15376/biores.14.2.2550-2575 |
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