Use of coffee (Coffea arabica) pulp for the production of briquettes and pellets for heat generation

Coffee bean (Coffea arabica) processing generates high amount of residues that are sources of environmental pollution. Therefore, an appropriate solution is needed. The objective of this study was to determine the potential of coffee pulp to produce briquettes and pellets. The study included pulp dr...

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Main Authors: Robert Cubero-Abarca, Roger Moya, Jorre Valaret, Mario Tomazello Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2014-10-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542014000500005&lng=en&tlng=en