| Title |
Mixed biomass pelleting potential for Portugal, step forward to circular use of biomass residues |
| ID_Doc |
22270 |
| Authors |
Sirous, R; da Silva, FJN; Tarelho, LAD; Martins, NAD |
| Title |
Mixed biomass pelleting potential for Portugal, step forward to circular use of biomass residues |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.egyr.2020.01.002 |
| Abstract |
Densification of the biomass residues as an efficient method to produce a renewable and CO2 neutral energy resource has been in consideration in recent years. However, according to a recent boost in the European wood pellet demand, the importance of R&D studies for substitution and enhancement of current raw materials for pelleting purposes has been increased. A large amount of annual garden waste and agricultural residues in Portugal causes that so-called Mixed Biomass Pelleting (MBP) method becomes a promising approach of the future that by closing the cycles in the agro-economic environments of Portugal, enhances the socio-economic conditions in the rural areas. This itself will have one more important consequence of wildfire prevention in the Portuguese forests. This work as a subset of a broader study that aims to develop an evaluation tool for circular economies will cover the information required for a techno-economic analysis of mixed biomass pelleting by a review on potential assessment methods, a rough-cut assessment of agro-residues potential for Portugal and gathering the required information about pellets origin, characteristics and legislative frames. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
| Author Keywords |
Biomass residues; Circular economy; Mixed biomass pelleting; Portugal; Potential assessment |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) |
| EID |
WOS:000518455400148 |
| WoS Category |
Energy & Fuels |
| Research Area |
Energy & Fuels |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2020.01.002
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