Analysis on the Use of Briquettes as an Alternative to Improve the Generation of Thermal Energy in the Locality of Aripuana-Brazil

Haylemar de Nazaret Cardenas-Rodriguez, Rosa Martins, Levy Ely Lacerda Oliveira, Erik Leandro Bonaldi, Frederico de Oliveira Assuncao, Germano Lambert-Torres, Helcio Francisco Villa-Nova, Wilson Cesar Sant’Ana, Luiz Eduardo Borges-da-Silva, Clodoaldo Barboza Bomfin and Jamil Haddad
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Haylemar de Nazaret Cardenas-Rodriguez: Gnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, Brazil
Rosa Martins: Energética SUAPE II S.A., Cabo de Santo Agostinho 54590-000, PE, Brazil
Levy Ely Lacerda Oliveira: Gnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, Brazil
Erik Leandro Bonaldi: Gnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, Brazil
Frederico de Oliveira Assuncao: Gnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, Brazil
Germano Lambert-Torres: Gnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, Brazil
Helcio Francisco Villa-Nova: Pro-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduacao (PRPPG), Itajuba Federal University, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Wilson Cesar Sant’Ana: Gnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, Brazil
Luiz Eduardo Borges-da-Silva: Pro-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduacao (PRPPG), Itajuba Federal University, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Clodoaldo Barboza Bomfin: Guaçu Geração de Energia S.A., Aripuanã 78325-000, MT, Brazil
Jamil Haddad: Gnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, Brazil

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: The city of Aripuana is one of the largest wood producer in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Wood residues are used in the electricity generation at three thermoelectric plants in this region. However, the plants have high costs in transporting the wood residues (due to poor road conditions). Hence, this paper compares the energy performance of wood residues in natura and compacted as briquettes by calculating the heating value and determining the influence of moisture content on the energy characteristics of wood residues. The goal is to demonstrate the viability of using briquettes in order to improve thermoelectric generation. The wood residues from this region are affected by the high humidity of the biome. An alternative to improve the use of energy contained in the wood residues is to produce briquettes with lower humidity. This allows one to maintain high levels of heat energy in a lower volume, facilitating handling and storage. The results show that the use of briquettes improved the performance of thermoelectric plants, generating 1 MW of electricity power with less than 1 ton of briquettes. This contributes to the preservation of the environment, reducing operating costs, transportation and storage of the raw materials.

Keywords: briquettes; heating value; moisture content; wood residue (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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