Storage as a tool to improve wood fuel quality

Martha Andréia Brand

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.02.005

Storage as a tool to improve wood fuel quality

2011-07-01

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Martha Andréia Brand

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Graciela Inês Bolzón de Muñiz *

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José Otávio Brito

DOI：10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.02.005

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This work analysed the influence of storage in the quality of forest biomass for energy generation in the region of Lages, Brazil. Logs of Pinus taeda L. and Eucalyptus dunnii Maiden were harvested and piled during the four different seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. The analyses were performed immediately after harvesting (without being stored), after two, four and six months of storage. The evaluated properties were: moisture content, gross and net calorific value, ash content and solubility in cold water, hot water and sodium hydroxide. The species composition, storage span, harvesting season and storage season influenced the forest biomass characteristics. In general, eucalyptus presented better results than pine, losing moisture faster, having less alteration in the chemical composition and producing greater energetic gain over storage time. For both species, the ideal storage time was four months. Furthermore, spring and summer were the best harvesting seasons. Thus, if the forest biomass is harvested at the end of winter or beginning of spring with subsequent storage during the summer, this biomass will have the best performance for energy production. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Storage time

Harvesting season

Storage season

Biomass species

Energy production

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