Fuelwood characteristics of medium tree and shrub species of India

Jain, Rajendra Kumar

doi:10.1016/0960-8524(94)90032-9

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“…And this difference can be again attributed to different growing conditions of oil palm (Chiew and Shimada, 2013). High values (over 30%) of volatiles produce more heat during the combustion process, which causes pellets to burn more quickly and thus be less convenient as fuels (Jain, 1994;Kataki and Konwer, 2002). With regard to MC, Lam et al (2015) reported 13.5% in EFB pellets, higher value than the one obtained in this study.…”

Section: Table 5 Pellet Consumption Rates Characteristics Of the Ascontrasting

confidence: 49%

Characterisation of Pellets Made From Oil Palm Residues in Costa Rica

Valaert¹,

Moya²,

Moya³

2016

JOPR

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Section: Table 5 Pellet Consumption Rates Characteristics Of the Ascontrasting

confidence: 49%

Characterisation of Pellets Made From Oil Palm Residues in Costa Rica

Valaert¹,

Moya²,

Moya³

2016

JOPR

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“…If fuelwood species are grown on fallow land, such negative impacts can be avoided. Trees can then provide both fuel resources and help to address energy crises within a country (Jain ).…”

Section: Agroforestry Gender Health and Energy Production – Increamentioning

confidence: 99%

Bioenergy from agroforestry can lead to improved food security, climate change, soil quality, and rural development

Sharma

Bohra²,

Pragya³

et al. 2016

Food and Energy Security

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Well-designed bioenergy systems can contribute to several objectives, such as mitigating climate change, increasing energy access, and alleviating rural poverty. With adequate technical assistance and land management, farm yields and income can be increased, food security strengthened, carbon sequestration improved, and pressure for land clearing reduced. There are, nonetheless, risks involved on bioenergy production and several initiatives worldwide have failed to achieve proposed positive outcomes. Overreliance on monoculture plantations, negative land-use change impacts, and use of cereal crops as feedstocks are among the main causes. Agroforestry systems and practices can address most of these risks and thus play an important role in sustainable production of several bioenergy outputs, including efficient solid biomass, biogas, liquid biofuels, and dendro power. This article assesses the potential of such integrated approaches to provide multiple benefits, including the coproduction of food, animal feed, and organic fertilizers, while respecting economic, social, and environmental sustainability indicators. Building on experiences from sub-Saharan Africa, developing Asia, and Latin America, promising perennial species, production models, and value chains are analyzed. Finally, key challenges and potential solutions for larger scale adoption of integrated food-energy approaches are also identified and discussed. 166

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“…The MC of pellets manufactured in this study was between 6% and 12%, and crops such as CL and PA have a MC inferior to 8% (Table 2). However, according to several authors, high MC tends to decrease the energy potential of timber species (Jain 1994;Kataki and Konwer 2002). In the case of pellets, Telmo and Lousada (2011) point out that pellet NCV may double if pellets are completely dry.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to several authors, a high volatiles percentage produces more heat during combustion, which makes a material burn faster, making it less desirable as fuel (Jain 1994;Kataki and Konwer 2002).…”

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Quality of Pellets Made from Agricultural and Forestry Crops in Costa Rican Tropical Climates

Moya¹,

Moya²,

Filho³

et al. 2014

BioResources

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Pellets may be produced with different types of agriculture or forestry crops in Costa Rica. This work evaluated the energy, physical, and mechanical properties of pellets fabricated from 12 types of agricultural and forestry crops (Ananas cumosos, Arundo donax, Coffea arabica, Cupressus lusitanica, empty fruit bunch and oil palm mesocarp fiber of the fruit of Elaeis guineensis, Gynerium sagittatum, Pennisetum purpureum, Phyllostachys aurea, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum bicolor, and Tectona grandis), and similarities among these crops were established by multivariate principal component analysis. High variation was found in the pellet properties. The energy evaluation revealed that C. lusitanica and P. aurea are the crops with the best qualities for fuel use because of their high calorific values (from 16807 kJ/kg and 19919 kJ/kg, respectively) and low ash content (1.03% and 3.39%, respectively). As for physical properties, most crops exhibited values within the range noted by several authors and standards. All 12 pellet crops displayed high durability (from 72.12% to 92.98%) and compression force (from 295.18 N to 691.86 N). Moreover, the evaluation of crop similarities allowed the determination of four group combinations. Within these groups, C. lusitanica, P. aurea, and G. sagittatum had similar energy qualities and the best caloric characteristics.

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Fuelwood characteristics of medium tree and shrub species of India

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

Characterisation of Pellets Made From Oil Palm Residues in Costa Rica

Characterisation of Pellets Made From Oil Palm Residues in Costa Rica

Bioenergy from agroforestry can lead to improved food security, climate change, soil quality, and rural development

Quality of Pellets Made from Agricultural and Forestry Crops in Costa Rican Tropical Climates

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