Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes
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 pa...
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International
2022
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| author | Ngangyo Heya, Maginot Romo Hernández, Ana Leticia Foroughbakhch Pournavab, Rahim Ibarra Pintor, Luis Fernando Díaz Jiménez, Lourdes Heya, Michel Stéphane Salas Cruz, Lidia Rosaura Carrillo Parra, Artemio |
| author_facet | Ngangyo Heya, Maginot Romo Hernández, Ana Leticia Foroughbakhch Pournavab, Rahim Ibarra Pintor, Luis Fernando Díaz Jiménez, Lourdes Heya, Michel Stéphane Salas Cruz, Lidia Rosaura Carrillo Parra, Artemio |
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| description | 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° 12), 0.84 mm (N° 20), 0.42 mm (N° 40), and 0.25 mm (N° 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/cm3). 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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| spelling | eprints-235142022-07-01T20:18:21Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/23514/ Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes Ngangyo Heya, Maginot Romo Hernández, Ana Leticia Foroughbakhch Pournavab, Rahim Ibarra Pintor, Luis Fernando Díaz Jiménez, Lourdes Heya, Michel Stéphane Salas Cruz, Lidia Rosaura Carrillo Parra, Artemio TP Tecnología Química 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° 12), 0.84 mm (N° 20), 0.42 mm (N° 40), and 0.25 mm (N° 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/cm3). 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. Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/23514/1/23514.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/23514/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/23514.pdf Ngangyo Heya, Maginot y Romo Hernández, Ana Leticia y Foroughbakhch Pournavab, Rahim y Ibarra Pintor, Luis Fernando y Díaz Jiménez, Lourdes y Heya, Michel Stéphane y Salas Cruz, Lidia Rosaura y Carrillo Parra, Artemio (2022) Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes. Molecules, 27 (3). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1420-3049 http://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27031035 doi:10.3390/molecules27031035 |
| spellingShingle | TP Tecnología Química Ngangyo Heya, Maginot Romo Hernández, Ana Leticia Foroughbakhch Pournavab, Rahim Ibarra Pintor, Luis Fernando Díaz Jiménez, Lourdes Heya, Michel Stéphane Salas Cruz, Lidia Rosaura Carrillo Parra, Artemio Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes |
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| title | Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes |
| title_full | Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes |
| title_fullStr | Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes |
| title_short | Physicochemical Characteristics of Biofuel Briquettes Made from Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Pericarp Wastes of Different Particle Sizes |
| title_sort | physicochemical characteristics of biofuel briquettes made from pecan carya illinoensis pericarp wastes of different particle sizes |
| topic | TP Tecnología Química |
| url | http://eprints.uanl.mx/23514/1/23514.pdf |
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