Key Processes for the Energy Use of Biomass in Rural Sectors of Latin America

Emerita Delgado-Plaza (), Artemio Carrillo, Hugo Valdés (), Norberto Odobez, Juan Peralta-Jaramillo, Daniela Jaramillo, José Reinoso-Tigre, Victor Nuñez, Juan Garcia, Carmina Reyes-Plascencia, Nestor Tancredi, Franco Gallardo, Ivan Merino, Gabriel León, José Torres, Carlos Garcia and Ian Sosa-Tinoco
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Emerita Delgado-Plaza: Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, FIMCP-CDTS, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km, 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Ecuador
Artemio Carrillo: Instituto de Silvicultura e Industria de la Madera, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango 34120, Mexico
Hugo Valdés: Departamento de Computación e Industrias, Universidad Catolica del Maule (UCM), Talca 3460000, Chile
Norberto Odobez: Centro de Energía y Ambiente (CEA), Facultad Regional Delta, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
Juan Peralta-Jaramillo: Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, FIMCP-CDTS, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km, 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Ecuador
Daniela Jaramillo: Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, FIMCP-CDTS, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km, 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Ecuador
José Reinoso-Tigre: Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, FIMCP-CDTS, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km, 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Ecuador
Victor Nuñez: Instituto de Silvicultura e Industria de la Madera, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango 34120, Mexico
Juan Garcia: Programa Institucional de Doctorado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango 34120, Mexico
Carmina Reyes-Plascencia: Laboratorio de Energías Renovables, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, By Pass Ruta 8 y Ruta 101, Pando 91000, Uruguay
Nestor Tancredi: Laboratorio de Energías Renovables, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, By Pass Ruta 8 y Ruta 101, Pando 91000, Uruguay
Franco Gallardo: Departamento de Obras Civiles, Universidad Católica del Maule (UCM), Talca 3460000, Chile
Ivan Merino: Departamento de Computación e Industrias, Universidad Catolica del Maule (UCM), Talca 3460000, Chile
Gabriel León: Departamento de Sistemas Energéticos, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
José Torres: Centro de Energía y Ambiente (CEA), Facultad Regional Delta, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
Carlos Garcia: Centro de Energía y Ambiente (CEA), Facultad Regional Delta, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
Ian Sosa-Tinoco: Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ave. Antonio Caso S/N, Ciudad Obregón 85000, Mexico

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-28

Abstract: An alternative to mitigate the consumption of fossil fuels is the use of biomass as an energy source. In this sense, the rural sector in Latin America has great potential due to its multiple biomass sources. For this reason, this study aims to analyze potential technologies related to the production of energy from biomass and its application in the Latin American rural sector. To achieve this, four key processes are analyzed. First is biomass conditioning through solar dryers. Next are the thermochemical processes that allow for their transformation into biofuels, for which the pyrolysis and the hydrothermal methods were selected due to the flexibility of the products obtained. Subsequently, cogeneration is studied to produce electrical and thermal energy from biomass or its derivatives. Finally, to close the CO 2 cycle, a balance of CO 2 fixation in a forest plantation is presented as an example of carbon accumulated in biomass. The literature systematic review allowed us to determine that the technologies mentioned in this work have different degrees of implementation in the Latin American rural sector. However, they have great potential to be applied on a large scale in the region, making it possible to adapt energy production to climate change and improve the life quality of its inhabitants.

Keywords: biomass; biofuel; sustainable resources; bioenergy; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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