Publications by authors named "M Puig-Gamero"
Olive pomace versus natural gas for methanol production: a life cycle assessment.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
June 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on finding sustainable methods for methanol production amid rising demand and resource competition, specifically analyzing the process using olive pomace versus traditional natural gas.
- A life cycle assessment was conducted using SimaPro software to evaluate the environmental impacts of producing methanol from olive pomace, which includes olive production, oil extraction, and the methanol production process itself.
- Results showed that methanol production from olive pomace had a higher environmental impact in most categories compared to natural gas production, indicating potential inefficiencies in the processes involved.
The valorization of three different manure samples via pyrolysis and combustion processes was evaluated. Dairy manure (sample Pre) was biologically pretreated by anaerobic digestion (sample Dig R) whereas swine manure (sample SW) was pretreated by a biodrying process. Thermal behavior of manure samples were studied by means of thermogravimetric analysis coupled with mass spectrometry (TGA-MS).
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