Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
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Comparison between conversion processes for energy generation with Eucalyptus

8^th International Conference on Biofuels, Bioenergy & Bioeconomy

December 04-05, 2017 | Sao Paulo, Brazil

Bruno Santos Silva, Da Silva J A M1 and Torres E A

Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Fundam Renewable Energy Appl

Abstract :

With the increasing need for renewable energy sources due to possible fossil fuel scarcity in a near future and pollution caused by these fuels, which degrade the environment, there is a need to look for alternatives. There are conversion processes, which make the generation of energy from Eucalyptus biomass more economical. The purpose of this paper is to assess the economic feasibility of some of these processes: Drying, briquetting and torrefaction. Calculations based on data obtained from related literature and companies have been made for the assessment. The results indicated that the most economical scenario for Eucalyptus transportation is the dried Eucalyptus and the least economical one is raw Eucalyptus.