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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
Volume 118, Issue -, Pages 302-310Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.03.062
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Biomass torrefaction; Oxidative atmosphere; Patula pine wood chips; Morphological and chemical characterization
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- Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)
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In this work, chemical properties and structure of patula pine wood chips torrefied under air atmosphere are studied. Oxidative conditions instead of inert environment are an interesting way to reduce torrefaction operating costs. In this way, the torrefaction process was carried out in a batch rotary kiln by varying temperature (180, 210, and 240 degrees C) and residence time (30, 75 and 120 min). Sample amount ( similar to 50 g), heating rate (10 degrees C/min), airflow (1 slpm), and particle size (between 10 and 20 mm) were fixed. Proximate, ultimate, and heating value analyses, as well as the contents of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin of raw and torrefied biomasses were determined. Similarly, changes in thermal behavior by DTG, chemical structure by FTIR, surface area by BET, and cell-wall structure by SEM were analyzed. A severe degradation of both hemicellulose and cellulose was found at 240 degrees C, and a char-like material rich in lignin with high LHV is obtained. At this temperature, oxidation reactions are favored leading to highest specific surface area (174.95 m(2)/g) at 75 min. In addition, the reactivity of torrefied biomasses were higher than the raw material; particularly, those produced at 180 and 210 degrees C. Likewise, their structure exhibited a higher aromaticity with torrefaction severity. Therefore, torrefaction under air conditions upgrades the quality of patula pine wood as a solid biofuel for further thermochemical processing such as combustion or gasification.
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