Characterization of Biobriquettes Produced from Vineyard Wastes as a Solid Biofuel Resource
The large amount of biomass waste generated by vineyard pruning causes many environmental concerns. The production of briquettes represents an alternative to obtaining a value-added product. The transformation of vineyard wastes into briquettes could produce a densified product having high energy po...
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| author | Lacrimioara Senila Ioan Tenu Petru Carlescu Daniela Alexandra Scurtu Eniko Kovacs Marin Senila Oana Cadar Marius Roman Diana Elena Dumitras Cecilia Roman |
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| description | The large amount of biomass waste generated by vineyard pruning causes many environmental concerns. The production of briquettes represents an alternative to obtaining a value-added product. The transformation of vineyard wastes into briquettes could produce a densified product having high energy potential. The study investigates the production and chemical, structural, and thermal characterization of briquettes. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows that the briquettes have different stages of decomposition depending on temperature, such as drying, heating, devolatilization, and char aggregation. All the briquettes are decomposed around 600 °C. The analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows the crystallinity of briquettes. The pollutant emissions resulted from briquettes burning were measured as 444.7 mg N<sup>−1</sup>m<sup>−1</sup> nitrogen oxide (NO<sub>X</sub>), 157.0 mg N<sup>−1</sup>m<sup>−1</sup> sulphur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>) and 2165.0 mg N<sup>−1</sup>m<sup>−1</sup> carbon monoxide (CO). The flue gases are below the admitted limits, with the exception of carbon monoxide content due to the incomplete combustion and high lignin content. Therefore, it can be concluded that briquettes produced from vineyard wastes have similar properties to briquettes produced from wood. This study demonstrates the potential of the obtained briquettes to replace the wood or charcoal through a desulphurization method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83d49a9e670a49b2904e01c60854d0cf2023-11-30T20:43:13ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722022-02-0112334110.3390/agriculture12030341Characterization of Biobriquettes Produced from Vineyard Wastes as a Solid Biofuel ResourceLacrimioara Senila0Ioan Tenu1Petru Carlescu2Daniela Alexandra Scurtu3Eniko Kovacs4Marin Senila5Oana Cadar6Marius Roman7Diana Elena Dumitras8Cecilia Roman9Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3 Mihail Sadoveanu Alley, 700490 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3 Mihail Sadoveanu Alley, 700490 Iasi, RomaniaResearch Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaResearch Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaResearch Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaResearch Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaResearch Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaFaculty of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3–5 Manastur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaResearch Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaThe large amount of biomass waste generated by vineyard pruning causes many environmental concerns. The production of briquettes represents an alternative to obtaining a value-added product. The transformation of vineyard wastes into briquettes could produce a densified product having high energy potential. The study investigates the production and chemical, structural, and thermal characterization of briquettes. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows that the briquettes have different stages of decomposition depending on temperature, such as drying, heating, devolatilization, and char aggregation. All the briquettes are decomposed around 600 °C. The analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows the crystallinity of briquettes. The pollutant emissions resulted from briquettes burning were measured as 444.7 mg N<sup>−1</sup>m<sup>−1</sup> nitrogen oxide (NO<sub>X</sub>), 157.0 mg N<sup>−1</sup>m<sup>−1</sup> sulphur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>) and 2165.0 mg N<sup>−1</sup>m<sup>−1</sup> carbon monoxide (CO). The flue gases are below the admitted limits, with the exception of carbon monoxide content due to the incomplete combustion and high lignin content. Therefore, it can be concluded that briquettes produced from vineyard wastes have similar properties to briquettes produced from wood. This study demonstrates the potential of the obtained briquettes to replace the wood or charcoal through a desulphurization method.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/3/341solid biofuelvineyard wastebriquettesflue gaseslignin |
| spellingShingle | Lacrimioara Senila Ioan Tenu Petru Carlescu Daniela Alexandra Scurtu Eniko Kovacs Marin Senila Oana Cadar Marius Roman Diana Elena Dumitras Cecilia Roman Characterization of Biobriquettes Produced from Vineyard Wastes as a Solid Biofuel Resource Agriculture solid biofuel vineyard waste briquettes flue gases lignin |
| title | Characterization of Biobriquettes Produced from Vineyard Wastes as a Solid Biofuel Resource |
| title_full | Characterization of Biobriquettes Produced from Vineyard Wastes as a Solid Biofuel Resource |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of Biobriquettes Produced from Vineyard Wastes as a Solid Biofuel Resource |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Biobriquettes Produced from Vineyard Wastes as a Solid Biofuel Resource |
| title_short | Characterization of Biobriquettes Produced from Vineyard Wastes as a Solid Biofuel Resource |
| title_sort | characterization of biobriquettes produced from vineyard wastes as a solid biofuel resource |
| topic | solid biofuel vineyard waste briquettes flue gases lignin |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/3/341 |
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