Journal
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
Volume 120, Issue -, Pages 68-76Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.11.003
Keywords
Chemical characterization; Coffee shrub; Waste quantification; Waste to energy
Funding
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brazil
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Chemical quantitative characterization of biomass is relevant for waste to energy recovery technologies. In the present work, selected agroindustry solid residues from coffee crops - parchment and coffee shrub, i.e., stem, branches and leaves - were characterized. Properties such proximate, ultimate and biochemical composition, energy content, and thermogravimetric analysis, were evaluated. Results showed high values of higher heating value and volatile matter content. The silica contents are small for all samples. Additionally, the high content of extractives and lignin, reveal that these residual biomasses are more suitable for charcoal than cellulose pulp production. The extensive residue characterization provided valuable data that helped in outcome of the evaluation of different conversion technologies as being an environmentally friendly alternative, contributing to sustainable, reliable, carbon-neutral form of modern energy and upgrade the large quantity of waste generated by the coffee industry into energetically valued residues, by improving their management.
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