As mudanças climáticas, a busca pela sustentabilidade, e as fortes pressões ambientais por alternativas aos tradicionais combustíveis fósseis aumentaram o interesse na pesquisa e utilização de fontes renováveis de energia. Dentre elas se destaca a biomassa do carvão vegetal, advindo de florestas renováveis, amplamente utilizado como termorredutor na indústria siderúrgica em detrimento ao uso do coque de carvão ...
Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais; The objective of this research was to evaluate a system oven-furnace for burning gas from wood carbonization to reduce pollutant emissions without loss of coal yield and quality. To adjust the furnace operation a trial was carried out charring wood coffee. It was observed that the gases are burned efficiently at the temperature of 120oC. Later four carbon...
Due to the lack of information about wood properties and charcoal quality from native species, this work was carried out aiming at to characterize the wood anatomical structure of Piptadenia gonoacantha and determine the yield and properties of charcoal. The wood anatomy was described, and it was determined the fibers and vessels dimensions, basic density and higher heating value (HHV). Bulk density, chemical a...