Title:
Characterization of Olive Residues For Power Generation by Nearinfrared Spectroscopy
Author(s):
Mata Sánchez, J., Pérez Jiménez, J.A., Díaz Villanueva, M.J., Serrano, A., Núñez, N., López Giménez, J.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The main objective of this work is to evaluate the viability of NIR technology as an efficient method for biomass characterization generated by olive residues. Solid biofuels quality parameters are determined by official methods established by the European Standard Technology Committee. Nevertheless, their implementation in the bioenergetic industry is scarce because these methods are expensive, tedious and time¬consuming. Therefore, a faster, more reliable and cheaper analytical technique is mandatory in order to increase the quality control of these products in the bioenergetic industry. NIR spectroscopy is an eligible technique due to its high response speed, low cost per sample, absence of sample preparation, and versatility for the analysis of many different products and parameters. In this work, several biomass samples from olive industry such as olive stone, olive tree pruning (leaves, branches and a mixture of them) and dry solid olive waste (orujillo) have been analyzed in reflectance mode by using different NIR instruments without sample manipulation or only after a grinding up to 0.25 mm. The spectra showed a good absorbance in the representative NIRS regions; consequently, a great amount of information can be obtained.
Keywords:
biomass, residues, quality standards, olive tree, NIR
Topic:
R&D on Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals
Subtopic:
Solid biofuel combustion for small and medium scale applications
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2CV.4.36
Pages:
1366 - 1368
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-2CV.4.36
Price:
FREE
