Propriedades de briquetes e pellets produzidos com resíduos sólidos urbanos

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Marina Moura de
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/604
• topic: Biocombustível; Briquete (Combustível); Pellet; Energia - Fontes alternativas; Resíduos sólidos urbanos; Reaproveitamento (Sobras, etc); Biofuel; Briquette (Fuel); pellet; Energy - Alternative sources; Municipal solid waste; Reuse (Leftovers, etc.); CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::RECURSOS FLORESTAIS E ENGENHARIA FLORESTAL::TECNOLOGIA E UTILIZACAO DE PRODUTOS FLORESTAIS

This study aimed to investigate different types of materials for the production of compressed biofuel. The selected materials were: tree pruning waste, corrugated cardboard, cartons and sludge of water treatment obtained by flotation technique; these materials were chosen because of its abundance in the urban environment, the ease of finding them in urban areas and also the few studies related to them. The studywas divided into three chapters: in chapter I, was determinedthe physical, chemical and thermal characteristics of the residuesto give support for the subsequent chapters. In chapter II briquettes composed of mixtures of these residues were produced, using the urban pruning residues as the basis for the different blends, mainly because of its lignocellulosic composition; chemical and physical analysis were also made in the briquettes to analyze if the compactation process of the mixtures was effective and if the final product has favorable characteristics for energy use. In chapter III was described the production and evaluation of pellets composed by municipal solid waste, and similarly, we used the urban pruning residues as the main material for the blends with the other materials. After all analysis, it was observed that the urban pruning residues, the corrugated cardboard andthe aseptic cartons showed positivecharacteristics for use as biofuel, but the flotation sludge showed aninorganic character, presenting a low calorific value and high ash content. Nevertheless, the sludge was used for the production of briquettes and pellets in order to evaluate possible mixtures to minimize those problems. Even for the briquettes or for the pellets it was observed that the addition of sludge in the composition provided increases in the strength and density, but reduced the calorific value and increased the ash content. The incorporation of cardboard or carton caused an increase in density and strength and a small reduction in calorific value. It could be concluded that the municipal solid residues used in this researchhad characteristic to use them to produce compressed fuelsas asustainable alternative for energy production. Regards about the mixing ratios of the residues should be taken to optimize the overall process.