Thermal behavior and conversion of agriculture biomass residues by torrefaction and pyrolysis.

ABSTRACT: Vegetal biomass is an abundant, readily available and easy to collect resource which can be converted into energy and materials. Biomass residues from agriculture and fruit crop activities, grouped in four classes (stalks, hulls, shells, pits), were subjected to thermal analysis and valorization. Thermogravimetry revealed high homogeneity between shells, large heterogeneity of stalks, and presence of thermally sensitive compounds in hulls. The Fisher weight variable selection analysis indicates that the differences in thermal behavior of biomass residues come from the components with specific biological functions (e.g. light volatiles and oils), while the structural components (hemicelluloses, cellulose and lignin) provide the general trend. This allows sample classification prior deciding

SUBMITTER: Brebu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11968857 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature