Leonel Jr Nunes, Joao Carlos De Oliveira Matias, Joao Paulo Da Silva Catalao

Torrefaction of Biomass for Energy Applications (eBook, ePUB)

From Fundamentals to Industrial Scale

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Torrefaction of Biomass for Energy Applications: From Fundamentals to Industrial Scale explores the processes, technology, end-use, and economics involved in torrefaction at the industrial scale for heat and power generation. Its authors combine their industry experience with their academic expertise to provide a thorough overview of the topic. Starting at feedstock pretreatment, followed by torrefaction processes, the book includes plant design and operation, safety aspects, and case studies focusing on the needs and challenges of the industrial scale. Commercially available technologies are examined and compared, and their economical evaluation and life cycle assessment are covered as well.

Attention is also given to non-woody feedstock, alternative applications, derived fuels, recent advances, and expected future developments. For its practical approach, this book is ideal for professionals in the biomass industry, including those in heat and power generation. It is also a useful reference for researchers and graduate students in the area of biomass and biofuels, and for decision makers, policy makers, and analysts in the energy field.

• Compares efficiency and performance of different commercially available technologies from the practical aspects of daily operation in an industrial scale plant
• Presents a cost analysis of the production, logistics, and storage of torrefied biomass
• Includes case studies addressing challenges that may occur in the daily operation in an industrial scale plant
• Covers other associated technologies, the densification of torrefied biomass, and non-woody feedstock

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128096970
• Artikelnr.: 50215504

Autorenporträt

Leonel Jorge Ribeiro Nunes holds two B.Sc. in Geology (1995 and 2008), two M.Sc. in Hydraulics and Water Resources (1999) and Geological Engineering (2011), a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (2015), and concluded two Post Doctoral research projects about thermochemical conversion technologies at the University of Beira Interior (2016) and at theUniversity of Aveiro (2017). His professional background is supported by more than 20 years of professional experience in industry. Also developed an academic career and presently supervises or co-supervises several M.Sc. and Ph.D. students at DEGEIT - Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism of the University of Aveiro (Portugal) where is Invited Assistant Professor and Researcher at GOVCOPP. Also teach subjects related with biomass energy, environment engineering and sustainability at ISMAI - Instituto Superior da Maia (Portugal) and at Agrarian Higher School of the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo. His areas of research focus mainly in Biomass Energy in general and in Thermochemical Conversion Technologies and Biomass for Energy Supply Chains in particular. He is involved in several research projects in Portugal, Vietnam and USA and has collaborated as reviewer with many journals. He is author or co-author of more than 50 articles published in several international journals and conference proceedings.João C. O. Matias holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (1994) from University of Coimbra, a PhD degree in Production Engineering (2003) and Habilitation for Full Professor "Agregação" (2014) from University of Beira Interior (UBI). Is Full Professor at Dept. of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT), University of Aveiro (UA), and Researcher at C-MAST/UBI and GOVCOPP/UA, member of the Industrial Engineering and Management and Sustainable Energy Research Groups. Is Coordinator of Scientific Area and Director of PhD Course in Industrial Engineering and Management at DEGEIT/UA. His areas of research focus in Industrial Engineering and Management in general and in Sustainability, Sustainable Energy Systems, Sustainable Design and Management Systems in particular. He is involved in several research projects and he is Editor-in-Chief in a Scientific Journal, member of Editorial Board of several scientific journals, and has collaborated as reviewer with many journals and also international conferences. He is author or co-author of more than 200 articles published in several international journals and conference proceedings.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction2. Physical pretreatment of biomass3. Biomass torrefaction
process4. Additional processes5. Plant design and operation6. Torrefaction
technologies and active projects7. Final users experiments and trials8.
Torrefied biomass Safety aspects9. Economical evaluation of torrefaction:
case study analysis10. Biomass torrefaction for energy life cycle
assessment11. Applications for torrefied biomass12. Torrefaction of non
woody feedstocks13. Future developments and derived fuels14. Conclusions15.
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