Environmental implications of the quality of charcoal briquettes and lump charcoal used for grilling

Jelonek, Zbigniew; Drobniak, Agnieszka; Mastalerz, María; Jelonek, Iwona

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141267

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“…Investigation was conducted utilizing feedstock from different origin such as Poland (Berdychowski et al 2021 ), Colombia (Juan and Gonz 2020 ), India (Dhote et al 2020 ; Rajput et al 2020 ), Mississippi (Thapa and Engelken 2019 ), Korea (Park et al 2020 ), Philippines (Navalta et al 2020 ), Nigeria (Ajimotokan et al 2019b ), China (Xia et al 2019 ) South Africa (Shuma and Madyira 2019 ), and Poland (Czeka et al 2018 ) among other origins. Some of feedstock reported recently include cashew nutshell (Ifa et al 2020 ; Chungcharoen and Srisang 2020 ), sugar cane bagasse (John et al 2020 ; Setter et al 2020 ), sawdust (Ajimotokan et al 2019b ; Yang et al 2021 ; Afsal et al 2020 ; Wang et al 2020 ), rice husk and rice brain (John et al 2020 ; Faverzani et al 2020 ), palm kernel shell and oil palm fruit bunch (Cabrales et al 2020 ; Osei et al 2020 ), citrus peel (Faverzani et al 2020 ), Sitka Spruce and olive pit (Trubetskaya et al 2019 ), miscanthus, wheat, barley (Mitchell et al 2020 ), areca nut (Chungcharoen and Srisang 2020 ), mushroom(Rafael et al 2020 ) and biomass charcoal-based product (Ajimotokan et al 2019b ; Lubwama et al 2020 ; Jelonek et al 2020 ; Cong et al 2020 ). Generally, government policy regarding renewable energy, greenhouse emission, and energy demand greatly determines the growth of solid biomass fuels in any region (Bajwa et al 2018 ).…”

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Densification of agro-residues for sustainable energy generation: an overview

Ibitoye

Jen

Mahamood

et al. 2021

Bioresour. Bioprocess.

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The global demand for sustainable energy is increasing due to urbanization, industrialization, population, and developmental growth. Transforming the large quantities of biomass resources such as agro-residues/wastes could raise the energy supply and promote energy mix. Residues of biomass instituted in the rural and industrial centers are enormous, and poor management of these residues results in several indescribable environmental threats. The energy potential of these residues can provide job opportunities and income for nations. The generation and utilization of dissimilar biomass as feedstock for energy production via densification could advance the diversity of energy crops. An increase in renewable and clean energy demand will likely increase the request for biomass residues for renewable energy generation via densification. This will reduce the environmental challenges associated with burning and dumping of these residues in an open field. Densification is the process of compacting particles together through the application of pressure to form solid fuels. Marketable densification is usually carried out using conventional pressure-driven processes such as extrusion, screw press, piston type, hydraulic piston press, roller press, and pallet press (ring and flat die). Based on compaction, densification methods can be categorized into high-pressure, medium-pressure, and low-pressure compactions. The common densification processes are briquetting, pelletizing, bailing, and cubing. They manufacture solid fuel with desirable fuel characteristics—physical, mechanical, chemical, thermal, and combustion characteristics. Fuel briquettes and pellets have numerous advantages and applications both in domestic and industrial settings. However, for biomass to be rationally and efficiently utilized as solid fuel, it must be characterized to determine its fuel properties. Herein, an overview of the densification of biomass residues as a source of sustainable energy is presented.

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Section: Recent Research Effortsmentioning

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Densification of agro-residues for sustainable energy generation: an overview

Ibitoye

Jen

Mahamood

et al. 2021

Bioresour. Bioprocess.

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“…It was shown that the acceptance of a green strategy maintains financial profitability by simultaneously concentrating on product quality. In [21], decisions regarding the influence of quality of briquettes and lumps of charcoal in creating potentially harmful emissions during barbecues were supported; for this purpose, reflected light microscopy was used, and the obtained results could be used to predict whether these products were harmful.…”

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“…It has been shown that the product quality level can be predicted [14][15][16][17][18]. In addition, the impact of products on the natural environment can be predicted [19][20][21][22]. However, a model that allows for the prediction of pro-quality decisions while simultaneously considering qualitative and environmental aspects is lacking.…”

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Model Supporting Development Decisions by Considering Qualitative–Environmental Aspects

Siwiec

Pacana

2021

Sustainability

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Dynamic changes in customers’ expectations and unfavorable climate changes have generated the need to consider such aspects in the process of creating new products and the modernization of existing products. Simultaneously including customers’ expectations and environmental impact is a key element of the sustainable development of products. Enterprises attempt, within their awareness and possibilities, to apply the idea of sustainability; they do this more or less methodically. As such, an instrument to support decision-making in the area of product development is still needed because it would both be desirable for customers and have less of a negative effect on the natural environment. The purpose of this study was to develop a model that supports decision-making in the development of products while considering sustainability. The model determines the key criteria of the product, criteria states (current and future), and their positive correlations (e.g., achieving high levels of product quality and no (or a reduction in) destructive impact on the environment). To reduce the fuzzy decision-making environment, multiplicative decision methods with the fuzzy Saaty scale were implemented. These methods were the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) and the fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (FTOPSIS). The model is able to support qualitative–environment decisions in the development of any product.

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“…Charcoal and agglomerated charcoal have the advantage of having higher energy density than wood, burning for a long time, and producing less gas (Kabir et al, 2010;Huang et al, 2016). In addition, they can be produced using a variety of raw materials such as bark, sawdust, and coconut shells, and have the advantage of being relatively low in sulfur and mercury content than coal along with easier storage and maintenance (Jelonek et al, 2020;Vicente et al, 2018).…”

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“…성형숯은 결합제 및 착화제의 유무와 성형 형태에 따라 톱밥성형탄, 숯가루성형탄, 구멍탄착화용 성형탄으로 구분된다(National Institute of Forest Science, 2018).숯과 성형숯은 목재보다 에너지밀도가 높고 장시간 연소하며 연기가 적게 발생하는 장점이 있다(Kabir et al, 2010;Huang et al, 2016). 이외에도 나무의 껍질이나 톱밥, 코코넛 껍질 등과 같은 다양한 원료를 이용하여 제작할 수 있고 석탄보다 상대적으로 황과 수은의 함량이 낮으며, 저장과 보관이 용이하다는 장점이 있다(Jelonek et al, 2020;Vicente et al, 2018). 이러한 장점 때문에 숯과 성형숯은 요리에 사용되며, 특히 숯불에 고기를 조리해 먹는 바비큐 활동에서 실•내외할 것 없이 광범위하게 사용되고 있다.…”

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Evaluation of the Amount of Gas Generated through Combustion of Wood Charcoal and Agglomerated Charcoal Depending on Air Ventilation

Ju¹,

Jeong²,

Chea³

et al. 2020

Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology

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This study was conducted into combustion characteristics and gases generated by the combustion of charcoal and agglomerated charcoal distributed in the domestic using a combustion chamber based on the average space per crater of a charcoal-grilled restaurant in South Korea. Each of the three types of charcoals and agglomerated wood charcoals was analyzed for fuel and combustion characteristics. In addition, the concentration changes of CO, CO 2 , NO x , and O 2 were measured for 20 minutes depending on ventilation. As a result, CO yield without ventilation was measured in the range of 1390 to 4703 ppm, and CO yield with ventilation decreases about 29.8% to 57.4%. CO 2 yield without ventilation was measured in the range of 1.34% to 2.42%, and CO 2 yield was about 44.1% to 53.6% when the emission was more than about 1.5% at 10 minutes. The NOx yield was divided into two cases where the NO x yield was continuously increased because of incomplete combustion, emitted ranging from 29 ppm to 47 ppm, and where emission was constant after 1 minute in the range of 9 ppm to 18 ppm. The NO x yield with ventilation tends to be similar to the without ventilation, and NO x yield decreases up to 62.5%. Therefore, it could be used for health risk assessment with the simulation of the usage environment of charcoal and agglomerated wood charcoal.

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Environmental implications of the quality of charcoal briquettes and lump charcoal used for grilling

Cited by 43 publications

References 51 publications

Densification of agro-residues for sustainable energy generation: an overview

Densification of agro-residues for sustainable energy generation: an overview

Model Supporting Development Decisions by Considering Qualitative–Environmental Aspects

Evaluation of the Amount of Gas Generated through Combustion of Wood Charcoal and Agglomerated Charcoal Depending on Air Ventilation

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