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Exploring the effects of slow pyrolysis temperature and species on the quality of charcoal from Amazonian woody wastes

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The literature lacks information on how the final slow pyrolysis temperature and Amazonian Forest wood species impact charcoal's physical, chemical, and energetical properties. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of wood species and final slow pyrolysis temperatures on the charcoal quality for the Brazilian steelmaking industry. Wood wastes were sampled from the branches of six tropical hardwoods (Dinizia excelsa, Manikara elata, Caryocar villosum, Couratari oblongifolia, Anacardium giganteum, and Parkia gigantocarpa). Laboratory-scale slow pyrolysis was performed at 400, 500, 600, and 700 degrees C. The variations were significant for wood basic density (0.420-0.990 g cm(-3)), lignin content (22.78-40.68 %, based on dry mass - db), and total extractives' content (2.45-12.01 % db). Furthermore, a significant effect of the pyrolysis temperature and wood species on the gravimetric yield of charcoals (31.66-39.41 % db) was confirmed. The greatest higher heating values for charcoal (>31.00 MJ kg(-1)) were observed for pyrolysis performed above 600 degrees C for all species, except P. gigantocarpa, which provided charcoal with 31.90 MJ kg(-1) at 500 degrees C. Balancing all variables studied, temperatures between 400 and 500 degrees C were optimal for charcoal production. For such species, the effect of the raw wood properties overcame the impact of slow pyrolysis temperature.

Amazonian forest speciesBioreducerCharacteristics of woodPyrolysisWoody residuesEUCALYPTUS WOODCHEMICAL-COMPOSITIONGRAVIMETRIC YIELDHEATING VALUECARBONIZATIONCORYMBIADENSITYANATOMYCLONESEXTRACTIVES

Santos, Patricia Leonidia dos、Lima, Michael Douglas Roque、Bufalino, Lina、Hein, Paulo Ricardo Gherardi、Silveira, Edgar A.、Trugilho, Paulo Fernando、Candelier, Kevin、Protasio, Thiago de Paula

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Fed Univ Lavras UFLA

Fed Rural Univ Amazonia UFRA

Univ Brasilia UnB

Ctr Cooperat Internatl Rech Agron Dev CIRAD

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2025

Renewable energy

Renewable energy

SCI
ISSN:0960-1481
年,卷(期):2025.240(Feb.)
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