Estudo do potencial energético e aproveitamento das cascas de coco verde para a produção de briquete em Maceió - AL

Abstract

Due to the necessity of exploring new energy resources and growing concern about the environment is that studies and researches have been conducted on the intention to propose alternative uses for waste material, previously discarded, the example of waste of agricultural origin that are presented as strong candidates for biomass for energy generation. Considering the high generation of waste biomass of green coconut in Maceió-AL, through the consumption of the fruit by the industrial bottling coconut water and fresh consumption of fruits sold by traders the edge of Maceió, estimated at 1430 tonnes produced annually. This paper proposes the use of agro-industrial waste, in the form of briquettes, substituted firewood, mostly originating from illegal source, and used to obtain thermal energy in industrial furnaces. We evaluated the energy potential of biomass , their physicochemical characteristics pre and post briquetting, the processes involved in the production of briquettes from the bark of the coconut, which after processing can be classified powder and fiber, with 12% moisture showed a high calorific of 18,5 MJ/kg and 19,5 MJ/kg respectively. Furthermore, we evaluated the market for briquettes city from major manufacturers to current and potential customers, identifying a large space in trade for using the briquettes of coconut husk.