Title:	Preliminaries fast pyrolysis tests with whole sugarcane.
Authors:	CORTEZ, L. A. B. PEREZ, J. M. M. MESA, H. R. M. JORDAN, R. A. BALDASSIN JUNIOR, R. ROCHA, J. D.
Affiliation:	LUIS A. B. CORTEZ, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS; JUAN M. M. PEREZ, BIOWARE TECHNOLOGY; HENRY R. M. MESA, BIOWARE TECHNOLOGY; RODRIGO A. JORDAN, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS; RICARDO BALDASSIN JUNIOR, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS; JOSE DILCIO ROCHA, CNPAE.
Date Issued:	2009
Citation:	In: BRAZIL-JAPAN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON RENEWABLE ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMET AND STUDENT MOBILITY, 7., 2009, Campinas. Proceedings... Campinas: UNICAMP, 2009.
Pages:	8 p.
Description:	This work shows a preliminary study the use of whole sugarcane (crushed and dry) in a thermoconversion process (Fast Pyrolysis in Fluidized-Bed Reactor). Being one of the first experiences using this type of biomass in the fast pyrolysis plant (PPR-200), the initial objectives were limited to appraise the suitability of a feed chopper/grinder (business technology) in biomass pre-treatment and to appraise the suitability of biomass to the pyrolysis process. ln the chopping and grinding process, it was found a good performance of the equipment used. The biomass was dried in the sun (naturally), without complications. About the pyrolysis process, the experiments were conducted without significant changes in normal operation. To evaluate the quality of the generated products, proximate and ultimate analysis of bio-oil produced were performed. The high heating value (HHV) obtained for the bio-oil of whole sugarcane was 23 MJ.kg-1, with fixed carbon content of 8.03% (dry basis), production yield of 23% and energy conversion efficiency of 41 %. Comparing these results with the bio-oil produced from sugarcane trash, there were not significant differences related to the values of the HHV, fixed carbon content and production yield (HHV = 24 MJ.kg-1, fixed carbon content = 7,92%, production yield = 24%)
Thesagro:	Cana de Açúcar
NAL Thesaurus:	Pyrolysis
Keywords:	Pirólise rápida
Type of Material:	Artigo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em anais de congresso (CNPAE)