Publications by authors named "Cristiano Sapelini"
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- The study assessed how temperature and pressure during the compaction of banana leaves impact their properties and the quality of the resulting briquettes.
- Smaller banana leaf particles (less than 1.7 mm) showed better compaction results, while increasing pressure led to denser briquettes with lower resistance, meaning high pressure is key for quality.
- High temperatures are not crucial for achieving high density in briquettes, suggesting optimal conditions can enhance banana leaf waste utilization and lessen environmental issues.
This study is the first report that focuses on investigating the effects of torrefaction on the bioenergy-related properties, combustion behavior, and potential emissions of banana leaf waste (BLW). Experiments were first conducted in a bench-scale fixed-bed reactor operating at light (220 °C), mild (250 °C), and severe (280 °C) torrefaction conditions to torrefy the raw BLW. Torrefaction pretreatments reduced the weight of the raw BLW by about 60%, but the resulting solid biofuel can preserve up to 77% of the energy content of the raw biomass.
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