Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Campus Units
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Toxicology
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
4-25-2019
Journal or Book Title
Data
Volume
4
Issue
2
First Page
55
Research Focus Area(s)
Biological and Process Engineering and Technology
DOI
10.3390/data4020055
Abstract
The very fast growing Oxytree (PaulowniaClonin Vitro 112) is marketed as a promising new energy crop. The tree has characteristically large leaves, thrives in warmer climates, and requires initial pruning for enhanced biomass production in later years. We explored valorizing the waste biomass of initial (first year) pruning via thermal treatment. Specifically, we used torrefaction (‘roasting’) to produce biochar with improved fuel properties. Here for the first time, we examined and summarized the fuel properties data of raw biomass of Oxytree pruning and biochars generated via torrefaction. The effects of torrefaction temperature (200~300 °C), process time (20~60 min), soil type, and agro-technical cultivation practices (geotextile and drip irrigation) on fuel properties of the resulting biochars were summarized. The dataset contains results of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) as well as proximate and ultimate analyses of Oxytree biomass and generated biochars. The presented data are useful in determining Oxytree torrefaction reaction kinetics and further techno-economical modeling of the feasibility of Oxytree valorization via torrefaction. Oxytree torrefaction could be exploited as part of valorization resulting from a synergy between a high yield crop with the efficient production of high-quality renewable fuel.
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The Authors
Copyright Date
2019
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Świechowski, Kacper; Liszewski, Marek; Bąbelewski, Przemysław; Koziel, Jacek A.; and Białowiec, Andrzej, "Fuel Properties of Torrefied Biomass from Pruning of Oxytree" (2019). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 1017.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/1017
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Comments
This article is published as Świechowski, Kacper, Marek Liszewski, Przemysław Bąbelewski, Jacek Koziel, and Andrzej Białowiec. "Fuel Properties of Torrefied Biomass from Pruning of Oxytree." Data 4, no. 5 (2019): 55. DOI: 10.3390/data4020055. Posted with permission.