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Title

Modelagem e otimização da cinética do processo de pirólise de biomassas florestais.

Authors

Pontarolo Stremel, Dile; Audrew Cordeiro, Lincoln

Abstract

Computational modeling and optimization in the field of industrial processes, specifically related to biomass pyrolysis, may be an asset in determining the best processing conditions. It may also contribute towards the growing demand for energy with environmental sustainability. Current study implements the optimization of techniques to adjust kinetic parameters and the application of a phenomenological mathematical model to describe the dynamic behavior of pyrolysis for oak (Quercus sp.) and tauari (Couratari sp.) biomasses. Scilab software, a high-level programming language, was employed for numerical analysis, scientific computing and parametric statistical tests. Results showed that the model was reliable when compared to experimental data from the literature for oak and data from laboratory experiments for Tauari. Variance analysis (ANOVA) showed that F value ranged from 2294.0248 to 41.6304, higher than F tabled at 5% significance level (0.0043 and 4.1055). This fact demonstrates that the model may predict the behavior of biomass pyrolysis under the simulated operating conditions.

Subjects

ANALYSIS of variance; SCIENTIFIC computing; ENERGY consumption; PROGRAMMING languages; MANUFACTURING processes; BIOMASS conversion

Publication

Revista em Agronegócio e Meio Ambiente, 2023, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1

ISSN

1981-9951

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.17765/2176-9168.2023v16n1e10005