Room: Poster Area B
Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Time: 09:00 - 10:00 CEST
Session code 1CV.2
Biomass availability and logistics
Production Pellets from Corn Cob Biorefinery Residue Resulted After Acid Hydrolysis- Sustainable Solution for Bioenergy Production
Short Introductive summary
Bioenergy production from biomass is gaining significant attention as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Corn cob biorefinery residues, typically treated as waste, present a valuable source for bioenergy due to their high calorific value and abundant availability. This study focuses on converting corn cob residues into high-density pellets, exploring the steps, technical requirements, and energy properties essential for optimized pellet production. The transformation of corn cob residues into fuel pellets provides an efficient and environmentally-friendly approach to biomass utilization, reducing agricultural waste and contributing to a renewable energy framework. This work presents the results of lab scale experiments with corn cob biomass. The work's first part focuses on proximate characterization of the studied biomass applying the European and NREL norms and standards. The work then focuses on the study of the concentration of the sugar yields during the acid hydrolysis of the biomass at the constant temperature different reaction time and sulfuric acid concentration. The resulted solid fraction is the base row material in the pellet production phase.
Presenter
Sandor BARTHA
Ecoipar, BIO C-Romania Dpt., ROMANIA
Presenter's biography
Bartha Sándor is Senior Research engineer, an expert at the Green Energy Association (Phonix and BET HR2020 project partner with ESEA- BIO-C), and member of the Green energy Biomass Cluster Sf. Gheorghe Romania, that functioning within Association of the Small and Medium Size Enterprises.
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Co-authors:
F. Carvalheiro, LNEG -Bioenergy Unit, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
L.C. Duarte, LNEG - Bioenergy Unit, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
N. Antal, University Babes Bolyai Cluj Napoca, Extension Sf. Gheorghe, Sfantu Gheorghe, ROMANIA
Session reference: 1CV.2.17