Preparation of Charcoal Pellets from Eucalyptus Wood with Different Binders

Alejandro Amaya; Mariana Corengia; Andrés Cuña; Jorge De Vivo; Andrés Sarachik; Nestor Tancredi

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Preparation of Charcoal Pellets from Eucalyptus Wood with Different Binders

Alejandro Amaya, Mariana Corengia, Andrés Cuña, Jorge De Vivo, Andrés Sarachik, Nestor Tancredi

Received: 6 April 2015 Accepted: 22 April 2015 Published: 5 May 2015

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At present, there is great interest in using biomass as an alternative energetic source, as it is renewable and environmentally friendly. In the case of solid fuels, biomass has low energetic density, although it can be increased by charring and pelletizing. These methods also allow the improvement of physical properties, such as hydrophobicity and resistance to microbiological attack. In this work, the agglomeration of charcoal dust produced from sawmill waste with three different binders (wood tar, molasses and starch) was studied. The procedure included agglomeration and curing by heating in air atmosphere. The prepared charcoal pellets showed appropriate mechanical resistance, higher heating value than the original wood residues and higher energetic density than charcoal. Molasses and tar used as binders in the preparation of fuel pellets allow energy densification and an adequate durability of the products.

DOI	10.11648/j.jenr.20150402.12
Published in	Journal of Energy and Natural Resources (Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015)
Page(s)	34-39
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Charcoal, Pellet, Binders, Eucalyptus Wood, Renewable Energy

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Alejandro Amaya, Mariana Corengia, Andrés Cuña, Jorge De Vivo, Andrés Sarachik, et al. (2015). Preparation of Charcoal Pellets from Eucalyptus Wood with Different Binders. Journal of Energy and Natural Resources, 4(2), 34-39. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jenr.20150402.12

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Alejandro Amaya; Mariana Corengia; Andrés Cuña; Jorge De Vivo; Andrés Sarachik, et al. Preparation of Charcoal Pellets from Eucalyptus Wood with Different Binders. J. Energy Nat. Resour. 2015, 4(2), 34-39. doi: 10.11648/j.jenr.20150402.12

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Alejandro Amaya, Mariana Corengia, Andrés Cuña, Jorge De Vivo, Andrés Sarachik, et al. Preparation of Charcoal Pellets from Eucalyptus Wood with Different Binders. J Energy Nat Resour. 2015;4(2):34-39. doi: 10.11648/j.jenr.20150402.12

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Alejandro Amaya

DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Mariana Corengia

DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Andrés Cuña
Jorge De Vivo

DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Andrés Sarachik

DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Nestor Tancredi

DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay

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