Assessment of Pellets from Three Forest Species: From Raw Material to End Use

Quiñones-Reveles, Miguel Alfonso; Ruiz-García, Víctor M.; Ramos-Vargas, Saraí; Vargas-Larreta, Benedicto; Masera, Omar; Heya, Maginot Ngangyo; Carrillo-Parra, Artemio

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“…Finally, the results of the physical and energetic characterization of the pellets indicate, in general, a good potential for their use as solid densified biofuels. Quiñones-Reveles et al [77] and in this study. They include 14 species of pellets (with and without bark) and 2 types of firewood (pine and oak with and without bark).…”

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“…OM = 1.9*OC. [38], Quiñones-Reveles et al [77] and in this study. They include 14 species of pellets (with and without bark) and 2 types of firewood (pine and oak with and without bark).…”

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“…Johnson et al [38] report emission factors in field water boiling tests of 2800 ± 2667 mgCH 4 /kg of oak firewood for an open fire and 933 ± 933 mgCH 4 /kg of oak firewood for an improved stove (Patsari), while in our study there are emission factors of 426 ± 211 mgCH 4 /kg for guava pellets and 857 ± 324 mgCH 4 /kg of firewood for the open fire evaluated in the laboratory. Quiñones-Reveles et al [77], in evaluations of forest residue pellets, reported 114 ± 10 mgCH 4 /kg of Quercus Sideroxyla pellets with bark and 91 ± 10 mgCH 4 /kg of Juniperus deppeana pellets without bark. These values represent the range of 13 evaluated samples.…”

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“…Figure 4 shows a correlation between PM 2.5 and OC in different types of biomass. With the results of this study and the literature, the correlation includes 14 species of pellets with bark and without bark combusted in a gasifier [77] and two types of firewood in improved stoves and open fires [38]. There is a correlation of R 2 = 0.97 (p < 0.05) for the 15 analyzed biomass species and a correlation of R 2 = 0.95 (p < 0.05) considering only the types of biomass evaluated in this study.…”

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“…Correlation between 2.5 microns particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and organic carbon (OC) in different types of biomass. Note: The 15 types of biomass are detailed in the studies by Johnson et al [38],Quiñones-Reveles et al[77] and in this study. They include 14 species of pellets (with and without bark) and 2 types of firewood (pine and oak with and without bark).…”

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Pellets from Lignocellulosic Material Obtained from Pruning Guava Trees: Characterization, Energy Performance and Emissions

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In this study, lignocellulosic material derived from guava tree pruning was used to make pellets in a laboratory machine. The following experiments were conducted to identify the properties of the biomass samples before the pelletizing process: chemical analysis, proximal analysis, elemental analysis, ash microanalysis and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA-DTG). The following analyses were performed on the densified material: moisture content, particle density, bulk density, impact resistance and calorific value. The guava pellets evaluated, with respect to open fires, mitigate the CO2, CO, CH4, HCNM, EC, OC and PM2.5 emissions. Emissions per unit of consumed energy were reduced by 8 times for PM2.5, almost 5 times for HCNM, 3 times for CH4, 7 times for CO, 2 times for CO2, 6 times with respect to EC and almost 30 times for OC. The results of the physical and energetic evaluation of the pellets indicate good potential for its use as a solid densified biofuel.

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“…OM = 1.9*OC. [38], Quiñones-Reveles et al [77] and in this study. They include 14 species of pellets (with and without bark) and 2 types of firewood (pine and oak with and without bark).…”

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Quality of Pellet Made from Agricultural and Forestry Waste in Mexico

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Review of black carbon emission factors from different anthropogenic sources

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Particulate black carbon (BC) affects global warming by absorbing the solar radiation, by affecting cloud formation, and by decreasing ground albedo when deposited to snow or ice. BC has also a wide variety of adverse effects on human population health. In this article we reviewed the BC emission factors (EF) of major anthropogenic sources, i.e., traffic (incl. marine and aviation), residential combustion, and energy production. We included BC EFs measured directly from individual sources and EFs derived from ambient measurements. Each source category was divided into sub-categories to find and demonstrate systematical trends, such as the potential influence of fuel, combustion technologies, and exhaust / flue gas cleaning systems on BC EFs. Our review highlights the importance of society level emission regulation in BC emission mitigation; a clear BC emission reduction was observed in ambient studies for road traffic as well as in direct emission measurements of diesel-powered individual vehicles. However, the BC emissions of gasoline vehicles were observed to be higher for vehicles with direct fuel injection techniques (GDI) than for vehicles with port-fueled injection (PFI), indicating potentially negative trend in gasoline vehicle fleet BC EFs. In the case of shipping, a relatively clear correlation was seen between the engine size and BC EFs so that the fuel specific BC EFs of the largest engines were the lowest. Regarding the BC EFs from residential combustion, we observed large variation in EFs, indicating that fuel type and quality as well as combustion appliances significantly influence BC EFs. The largest data gaps were in EFs of large-scale energy production which can be seen crucial for estimating global radiative forcing potential of anthropogenic BC emissions. In addition, much more research is needed to improve global coverage of BC EFs. Furthermore, the use of existing data is complicated by different emission factor calculation methods, different units used in reporting and by variation of results due to different experimental setups and BC measurement methods. In general, the conducted review of BC emission factors is seen to significantly improve the accuracy of future emission inventories and the evaluations of the climate, air quality, and health impacts of anthropogenic BC emissions.

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Assessment of Pellets from Three Forest Species: From Raw Material to End Use

Cited by 11 publications

References 45 publications

Pellets from Lignocellulosic Material Obtained from Pruning Guava Trees: Characterization, Energy Performance and Emissions

Pellets from Lignocellulosic Material Obtained from Pruning Guava Trees: Characterization, Energy Performance and Emissions

Quality of Pellet Made from Agricultural and Forestry Waste in Mexico

Review of black carbon emission factors from different anthropogenic sources

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